What’s better than enjoying a delicious pie during the holidays? Whether it’s pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving or pecan pie on Christmas, the dessert plays a key role in many families’ holiday celebrations. Finding a local bakery that takes advance orders for pies is key, especially as waitlists get longer as the holidays approach. These bakeries will make your Thanksgiving and winter holiday celebrations as easy as pie!
Chick & Ruth’s Deli
165 Main St., Annapolis, MD 21401
Chick & Ruth’s may be best-known for its crab cakes and other savory offerings, but it also serves up fresh pies every day. Flavors vary depending on the day, but they’re all made from scratch and incorporate fresh fruit. The deli also has its own catering service and can take care of organizing an event menu for larger friends-and-family gatherings.
Chef Big Money Pies
224 Dubois Road, Annapolis, MD 21401
Farmers markets can be a great place to discover local small businesses. L.A. Clow, better known as Chef Big Money, tables at the Anne Arundel Farmers Market every Saturday and specializes in creating freshly baked fruit pies year-round. These pies are made in a nut-, meat- and egg-free kitchen, so those with dietary restrictions can still enjoy a tasty holiday treat.
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The Ugly Pie
829 E. William St., Salisbury, MD 21804
Looking for something off the beaten path? About an hour’s day trip from Talbot and Queen Anne’s counties, The Ugly Pie serves up a variety of unorthodox flavors, like its cheesecake pies and Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough pie, as well as classics like pumpkin and pecan pies. Truly daring diners can try The Ugly Pie’s “Death Row” pies, which are bursting with flavors like chocolate, lemon, peanut butter and coconut.
D.E.M Pies
At farmers markets around Anne Arundel and Prince George’s counties
301-335-7509
This small, family-owned business specializes in chess pies, which have a creamier, more custardy filling than typical fruit pies. Available flavors include pumpkin, sweet potato, apple crumb and the regular chess pie. D.E.M Pies sometimes participates in community fundraisers, giving customers the opportunity to support local causes with their pie purchases.
Dutch Market Bakery at the Pennsylvania Dutch Farmers Market
2472 Solomons Island Road, Annapolis, MD 21401
Amish markets can be a great place to find delicious pies and other baked goods. The Pennsylvania Dutch Market’s resident bakery, the Dutch Market Bakery, serves delicious baked goods every day, with some baked on site and others coming from Amish Country in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Dutch Market Bakery was also featured on the Food Network’s series “The Best of” for its shoo-fly pie and whoopie pies.
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