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Join me in the kitchen to celebrate National Pie Day with one of my favorites.
Join me in the kitchen as I celebrate National Pie Day with one of my favorites a classic apple pie, and let me explain a bit about why a real estate agent, entrepreneur, and jewelry designer knows a thing or two about great pie.
Like many military spouses, I have a background and training that is completely different than my current career. Prior to meeting my husband and embarking on my journey as an Army spouse, I was a professional of the culinary world. I was named best student chef by Food & Wine magazine and graduated top of my class at The Culinary Institute of America. I have worked at the Ritz Carlton, organized the certified Master Chef exam, and commanded a 4-diamond, 5-star restaurant as the Sous Chef of the historic Hilton Netherland Plaza hotel. Life sometimes throws you curve balls though, and I quickly realized that the Army doesn’t always move you to fabulous locations with 5-star restaurants. I had to pivot and transfer my creativity and skills into a different type of artistic career, making jewelry and owning a small business.
While I haven’t been professionally cooking, I haven’t lost my love of creating new recipes and perfecting and eating delicious food. I have worked hard tweaking and curating recipes throughout my life, and I want to share my favorites with you. I hate people that won’t share the recipe for the amazing morsel that I just consumed. Don’t they know that I would think fondly of them every time I recreate their perfect bite? For them to leave me without such savory goodness in my life, leaving me to hunt for that white whale of a recipe is just downright rude. I won’t be like them. I learned to share in kindergarten, so every so often, I am going to share my recipes here with you, so you too can enjoy the perfect morsel.
12
servings1
hour5
minutesA classic pie crust and apple pie filling recipe. Perfect for making two 9 inch pies, so you have one to eat and one to share.
Flour 1 ½ pounds
Butter, diced, frozen 1 pound
Water, room temperature 8 ounces
Egg Yolk 1 each
Half and Half ¼ cup
Cane Sugar ¼ cup
Apples, peeled, sliced 6 cups
Lemon Juice 2 Tablespoons
Vanilla 1 teaspoon
Brown Sugar ¾ cup
Cinnamon 1 Tablespoon
Nutmeg ¼ teaspoon
Flour 2 Tablespoons
Salt 1 teaspoon
Pie Crust 2 pies
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