Nesselrode Pie
So Nesselrode Pie is something that became popular in the 19th century in Germany and was eaten widely in the 1940s-1950s in New York. It is a Bavarian cream pie that has both chestnuts and dried fruits incorporated into the cream. This is then poured into a pie or tart shell. Obviously, this is something from the 1000 Things to Eat Before You Die book. Currently, there is only one place in the whole US that still makes it (that I can find) and that is in Petee’s Pie Company in Brooklyn. I asked my favorite pasty company, Bon Pastry, to make it for me and they did. Do I love it? No. Was it good? Sure. The chestnut taste did add an interesting element to the cream filling.
