Since I’m sure absolutely everyone is making their own handmade pies this season (wink), I bet you’ll have some extra pie dough lying around and no idea what to do with it! I have the answer: apple. pie. dumplings.
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So, you want to make a pie - I promise, it’s not as hard as it seems! While buying pie crust is definitely the easier option, making your own crust takes no time at all and can make your final product even more fulfilling.
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I grew up with a grandmother who was all about pie, and she was particularly adept at the perfect pie crust. It was always a lattice and she made it look so effortless.
But of course as I got older and tried doing it on my own I started to feel that there was a lot of effort behind the effortless. I needed someone to take the fear out of my lattice. And Vallery Lomas was just the best possible person.
You might recognize Valerie as the winner of the Great American Baking Show. She has an awesome blog Foodie in New York that is a party-lovers’ dream. Vallery came over to show me her lattice crust secrets and she had so much advice. From the best way to cut the pie crust to the tricks to hide any imperfections I feel like I am ready to take on any pie now.
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There are few things better than chess pie - it's basically just butter and sugar. Who can argue with that? But then I discovered Popina's Chocolate chess pie, courtesy of chef Chris McDade. It takes one of the best things in the world and combines it with chocolate, arguably the other best thing.
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Why have I never been able to replicate perfect pie crust? Luckily I went to Peetee's Pie Co to get the secrets. It starts with the right equipment and from there it's all about ingredients. So watch the video above to learn it all.
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What is rhubarb - you may be surprised to learn it's actually a vegetable! But we went to 'Cesca to learn how to cook rhubarb, how to candy rhubarb and how to make rhubarb savery.
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