My friend and baker extraordinaire, Melissa, came over on Friday to give me ANOTHER pie baking lesson. I think I can safely say I conquered my fear of pie crust phobia. The pie crust recipe was from Cooks Illustrated (the no-fail one with vodka) and we used Melissa's delicious home canned peaches, some fresh blueberries and some frozen raspberries. Things I would do different next time: - a little less juice or a little more thickening and remember to take the pie out of the oven RIGHT WHEN THE TIMER GOES OFF. It got just a wee bit brown. Also, I need to buy some of that big crystal baking sugar for the top. We used raw sugar crystals but it just wasn't right. On the upside - it was delicious!! No doubt about that. Thanks, Melissa. You have won a special place in this baker's heart.
2 comments:
You did an amazing job, Mary! The crust rolled out perfectly and the crimping was Martha Stewart magazine-worthy!
I would be happy to be around when you want to test your skills again!! ;)
It looks wonderful Mary.
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