i make pies....

Early in the relationship of M squared I learned something a bit disturbing about McKay--he did not care for cake (please don't de-friend him on facebook, we all have flaws). He loves pie. I quickly studied up on the art of pie making and began practicing. In no time my pie repertoire was quite lengthy. I still continue experimenting and McKay never complains, only eats. Making pies has become my creative outlet. Below are some photos I snapped on my iphone from my most recent peach pie endeavor.

Pie crust.....check (cold ingredients are key. I leave my crisco in the refrigerator. Then I chill my crust for a few hours). Cold pie crust will puff up nicely in the oven and be extra flakey. A hot oven + cold ingredients = lots of steam that make tiny air pockets resulting in the most delectable flakey crust.

Keep it simple. Fresh fruit pies only need a few ingredients. Let the fruit be the super star. Fresh peaches coated with cornstarch, lemon juice (a MUST in any fruit pie), cinnamon and nutmeg.

I am not really into designer crusts. I can make a fancy lattice, but once you cut it all that hard work looks like a disaster zone.

Baked to perfection...cooled and placed to chill. Another key to fruit pies is to let them cool properly. This allows the fruit to gel so you don't have a runny mess.

By the time I remembered to take a picture of a piece I found the pie mostly devoured--I guess it's another pie success.

I am hoping that someday my pie making skills will land me at the national pie making championship......a girl can dream.