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Pie, Made Easy
Summary
This article provides tips for making pies from scratch, including making the dough ahead of time, blind baking, and using store-bought frozen crusts. It also includes a recipe for pecan sandie pie.
Q&As
What tips does the author give for reducing stress while baking pies for Thanksgiving?
The author gives four tips for reducing stress while baking pies for Thanksgiving: make dough ahead of time, get a feel for the dough, better blind baking, and "store-bought is fine."
What is the most intimidating part of pie-making, according to the author?
The most intimidating part of pie-making, according to the author, is the crust.
What is the best way to blind bake a pie crust?
The best way to blind bake a pie crust is to refrigerate or freeze the dough fitted into the pie plate until it’s very firm, then dock it with a fork, lightly poking holes all over without piercing all the way through. To keep the sides from slipping and shrinking, the dough needs to be weighted down.
What do you need in order to make a press-in crust?
You need flour, salt, sugar, butter, and ice water to make a press-in crust.
Who says store-bought crusts are fine?
Ina Garten says store-bought crusts are fine.
AI Comments
đź‘Ť This article makes me want to try making a pie from scratch. I never realized how calming it could be.
đź‘Ž This article makes it seem like making a pie is easy. It's not.
AI Discussion
Me: It's about making pie.
Friend: What about it?
Me: It has tips on making pie crust and says that store-bought is fine.
Friend: That's interesting. I've always been scared to make my own pie crust.
Me: Yeah, I know. Me too. But this makes it sound easier.
Friend: Yeah, I might try it.
Action items
- Make dough ahead of time.
- Get a feel for the dough.
- Better blind baking.
Technical terms
- Pecan sandie pie
- A pie made with a pecan cookie crust and a nut tart filling.
- Greek Revival
- A style of architecture that was popular in the 18th and 19th centuries.
- Wichita, Kan.
- The largest city in Kansas.
- Shepherdstown, W.Va.
- A town in West Virginia.
- New Orleans’s French Quarter
- A historic district in New Orleans, Louisiana.
- Manhattan
- A borough of New York City.
- Connecticut suburbs
- A suburb is a residential area on the outskirts of a city.
- Rock climbing
- A sport in which people climb up and down rocks.
- Covid depression
- A type of depression that can be caused by the stress of living through a pandemic.
- Bakers’ secret weapon
- A kitchen scale.