Pie School – learn the art of pie making

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Want more than the pie recipe? Yes. I want knowledge of pie making. What makes a flaky crust? Why are eggs used in filling? Answers to deep pie questions…

Pie School of Pie Making – class / course list

Render your own Lard

The original shortening. Learn how to render creamy lard for pies and pastries.

Glutens role in pie crust

How to control gluten development for a flaky crust.

Vintage Pie Making

Render Leaf Fat of 1913

Details on rendering leaf lard.

Cream Apple Pie Recipe of a black slave in 1881

A delightful change from peaches and cream.

Apple Pie Recipe of 1808

This recipe is a pirated editon of Amelia Simmons’ American Cookery (1798).