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| The "Kitchen Sink" pie with a lattice top...SO many kinds of berries! |
It's been far too long, I know. And as I continue to build a client base, I understand the importance of updating this blog more and more...yet most of my time is spent baking, and it's quite hard to type on your computer with buttery batter all over your hands. (Though believe me, I've done it plenty of times before).
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| Home made cookie for a healthy ice cream sandwich, filled with frozen yogurt and fruit instead! |
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| Another reason as to why I was too busy to blog-I did my first wedding cake! |
At the beginning of the summer, I was still making a lot of cheesecakes, but they began to sell less and less. Not because I'd changed anything, but because this summer has been particularly dry and hot in Ohio, and people tend to gravitate towards lighter and cooler desserts when the weather reaches such ridiculous temperatures.
There are a few regulars at the restaurant I work at, and one of them suggested I make a
Strawberry Rhubarb pie. My grandma has made really great pies for as long as I can remember, so I felt like the pie making gene should be in me somewhere. I took a few measurements and ideas from the link above, but also used the crust recipe from
smitten kitchen's blog as well, and according to my customers, the combination of these recipes made a pretty good pie! I've gotten a lot of compliments on the crust, and I think it's the combination of both butter and butter flavored shortening that really makes it flaky and nice to eat. Just like in my other baking, I've really enjoyed experimenting so usually my pies contain anywhere from 3-6 different fruits. To date, I've done
Strawberry Rhubarb,
Straw-PEARry Rhubarb,
Pineapple/Peach/Mango/Strawberry (with a
crumble topping and toasted coconut for the top),
Blue Straw-Pearry Rhubarb,
Peach,
Dutch Apple, and one pie that had (deep breath):
Pear, Plum, Strawberry, Blueberry, Raspberry, Peach and
Pineapple and/or
Mango in it. I called that one the "Kitchen Sink", after the expression "everything and the kitchen sink". Despite the collaboration of flavors in that last one, people seemed to really like it! I've been trying to take pictures of the pies, but all too often they fly out the door before I can capture them. Enjoy the few photos I have gotten, and I'll be posting more soon!
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| Strawberry Rhub |
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| The pit (seed? alien?) inside a mango...gross. |
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| LOVE these little Orbit Fire Peaches! | | |
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| Straw-Pearry Rhub! |
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| The Tropical Wonder-Pineapple/Peach/Mango/Strawberry |
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| My sweet Ben and I. How did this one get on here?? |
Happy pie eating, friends!!
-xoxo
