You Have to Have Pie

What would the 4th of July 

be without fireworks?

Unacceptable

What would the 4th of July

be without pie?

Unforgivable

So keeping in the spirit of the holiday

we made our 3 all American classic pies,

apple, blueberry and cherry.

We played with a small star cutter which was very fun.

I did break a bit with tradition and made

3 different types of pie crust.

The cherry was made with my pie crust recipe with shortening and then

milk,egg yolks and lemon juice for the liquid. 

It's the easiest to work with and has a wonderful flavor.

The apple with the Pate Birsee, an all  butter pie crust,

and the blueberry's crust was made 

with half butter and half lard as the fat.

It was the flakiest with a wonderful flavor.

All three were delicious.

We even had time to make tiny pies

for our youngest friends.

Which pie was finished first?

The Cherry.

Until Next Time-Kyle