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EASY AS PIE . . . a no-fail pastry recipe

It is every baker’s dream.  The ability to whip up the perfect pie with a crust so  light and flaky and  delicious you chase the last crumbs around your dessert plate.    There’s more than a baker’s dozen way of making … Continue reading

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PIE DOUGH MADE WITH LEAF LARD – makes the most flavourful and flaky crust

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It was an old-fashioned family Sunday dinner.  Roast leg of pork with lovely crackling and deep rich gravy.  Fresh from the garden jewel ruby beets peeled and roasted with brilliant orange carrots.   And for dessert pie with blueberry filling … Continue reading

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NO MORE SOGGY PIE CRUST

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    When my father retired from a lifetime of cooking  he returned to his first love – pastry.  He was a  patisserie extraordinary.    He started me pastry making at a very early age.  One might say I learned baking … Continue reading

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