Zach Bell, Yale University
Shaker Lemon Pie:
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Pics or it Didn’t Happen: Shaker Lemon Pie
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Pics or it Didn’t Happen: Strawberry Pie
Zach Bell, Yale University
Strawberries are in season, so my Mom requested a strawberry pie. I made this pie with only nine ingredients: flour, butter, shortening, sugar, salt, strawberries, corn starch, nutmeg, and some whole milk brushed on the top crust for a golden brown finish. (Pics after the jump)
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Too Sweet for a Funeral
Zach B., Yale University
When I came home from college for winter break, my Dad requested that I bake him a raisin pie, also known as “funeral pie.” A favorite of Old Order Mennonites and the Amish, raisin pies were traditionally baked for funerals due to the availability of ingredients on short notice and its ability to keep well for several days at room temperature.
Once again I decided to attempt a homemade crust, using a 3-2-1 ratio recipe. Unfortunately, I must have added far too much shortening (a half butter, half shortening crust for a balance between flavor and flakiness), as the dough was extremely sticky, not pea sized crumbles of fat. So I added another quarter cup of flour, and then another… and another, until the consistency felt correct.
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Humbling Pie
I am a perfectionist through and through. I like my world to work out the right way, the way I envision it. From school to pies, I try to minimize mistakes and maximize the probability of realizing my imaginative scenarios. Unfortunately, my endeavors do not always result in perfection. For example, a few days ago, I attempted a blueberry pie. I say “attempted” because while I have baked fruit pies before, I have always used the frozen crusts you buy in packages. Don’t get me wrong, frozen pie crusts turn out well enough. Yet, I wanted something more. I decided to make a home made crust, flour, shortening, the whole shebang.
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