"finger pie" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: finger pies [plural]
Etymology: So called because the filling may be stirred by the cook's finger before baking, to avoid breaking the crust. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} finger pie (countable and uncountable, plural finger pies)
  1. Synonym of sugar cream pie Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: sugar cream pie [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-finger_pie-en-noun-MacPSA8E Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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