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[tamakun]

Hi everyone :D

Last night was the first real shift where we were baking something at my Baking Arts course. I think I mentioned that last week we had made pie dough - something I was never good at, even from a package (and maybe that was the problem). We had cut shortening into flour (used our hands!), added a little water and brown sugar, and then left the dough in the freezer for a week, when this week we peeled and cut apples, coated them (and I mean coated, these were drenched in sugar), and packed the apples into our pie shells. I was impressed with myself for managing to make a pie shell that hadn't fallen apart at the first moment of picking it up, and I thought the apples were odd to be put in raw, but after about 45 minutes of baking (I made a lattice top, since I wanted to be a bit fancy and try my hand on some new tricks on top of "actually making a pie") I had this gorgeous apple pie fresh out of the professional oven.


Isn't that just lovely? <3
I apologize for anyone who has now drooled on their keyboard...
(and yes, it's an "Apple" pie...)

Christine was downtown seeing a couple of her friends, so I went to pick them up, and I was so proud of the pie that I suggested we stop at one of their homes and taste it. After grabbing about 2 or 3 dozen photos of it, taste we did. It was delicious, and flaky, and half the pie was gone in a matter of minutes. :D I was amazed at the consistency of the pastry - I had never made pastry that worked so well, and I couldn't help but devour my slice without overanalyzing it as I'm wont to do.

I can't remember why we nicknamed it the "Sonic Apple Pie" but it just has lots of kick. I'll need to look at the recipe again and make sure that I can replicate this. :D

Comments

[sunhawk.livejournal.com]

MMMMMMMMM PIE :9

[davidn]

"Apple". Very nice.

That certainly does look great :) I don't think I've ever had apples cooked before being put in a pie, in the recipes that I've seen... they're just left to boil for themselves while inside it.

The lattice reminds me of something I used to make with my parents when I was younger, Lattice Jam Tart, which was basically the same thing but with the shell entirely filled with about two jars of jam. Looking back, I'm not really sure how I could stand it.

[tamakun.livejournal.com]

I think what I've been exposed to (for the most part) when making an apple pie is that you make a pre-made crust, and add a can of pre-made apple pie filling. Now I know much better!

That tart sounds absolutely wonderful and diabetes-inducing at once. I've recently found a store selling Maple Syrup Pies, made with 100% Maple Syrup. I haven't had the nerve to actually buy one, though I can't imagine those would fare much better than the Lattice Jam Tarts in their cavity abilities.

[ravenworks.livejournal.com]

Oh man, you've never had sugar pie?? <3 I guess that's more of a quebec delicacy...

[tamakun.livejournal.com]

All I've really had are Butter Tarts, which I believe are totally not the same thing, but I get this feeling the mouthfeel will be similar. Maybe I should pick one up just to experience it :)

[ravenworks.livejournal.com]

Oh man that looks delicious<3

That's awesome, hooray for expanding your dessert-making toolbox! :D

(also it's "as I'm wont to do" ^^)

[tamakun.livejournal.com]

I am so happy with this course. :D

Ah, thank you, I should correct that! *does so*

[kats-kradle.livejournal.com]

There's a recipe for apple-raisin-cider pie I have in one of my Encyclopedia of Cookery's that I think you'd probably enjoy if you like apple pie a lot. :)

I do like that lattice crust, I'm such a sucker for them.