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AF,

I will put together highlights of ROUND ONE of pielebration, but it seems clear to me that the pielebration deserves to continue here indefinitely!

AF and dbz,

Congrats on being OOT's reigning Pie Champion (af) and Subchampion (dbz)

Did you receive a PM from AF by any chance?

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07-26-2017 , 11:51 PM

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divides_by_zero

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Yay pie!

What happened to the pie eating part of the pielebration?

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07-26-2017 , 11:57 PM

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El Diablo

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dbz,

Superstar eater veract couldn't consume mass pie in July, so we'll revisit that in August.

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07-27-2017 , 08:56 AM

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AlwaysFolding

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OMG UNDERTITTIE!

Veract, I shall enact this RIGHT MEOW! Thank you so much, glad to participate guys.

best day ever. Gonna finish it off with pie.

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07-28-2017 , 02:01 PM

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El Diablo

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Pie lovers,

Made this pie: http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/fo...e-crust-242514

Cherries getting ready. Used sweet cherries, half a cup of sugar instead of a cup, and a little extra lemon juice:

Cherries in pie:

The dough ended up a little dry/crumbly, and not easy to shape. The strips were breaking a little, so I couldn't make a real lattice and had to go "rustic" with this one:

Came out looking not too bad:

After overnight rest:

Yum! This tastes delicious, but the crust is a little denser than it should be. Like a flaky shortbread cookie. Not sure what I should do differently there. Af, dbz?

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07-28-2017 , 02:06 PM

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Crust-wise, it could be the thickness or the moisture content. Either one of those, or a combination of the two, in addition to the distribution of ingredients while you're making it, could give you a vastly different crust. Not always a lot you can do there, but generally moisture before baking = helps out.

It looks delicious to me! I like the less sugar + sweet cherries angle. How did the tang/sourness come out?

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07-28-2017 , 02:38 PM

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Didace

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No eggs. Do not want.

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07-28-2017 , 02:41 PM

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AlwaysFolding

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I prefer all of my pies in pyrex tins as well, not that it makes a whole lot of difference but you can see the whole pie as you're making it and avoid some issues that way as well.

I really like pie.

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07-28-2017 , 02:55 PM

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Hm, I'm surprised you had so many issues with an all butter crust, I find those easier for noobs as they are less likely to break and easier to shape and roll out, but can be denser and less flaky than using shortening in your crust. The crust looks very thick. You should probably roll it out more (which will also warm it up a little and make it more malleable).

Dryness denotes you need more moisture. Also, did you let the dough rest? I find that helps.

And sometimes crust just doesn't work. I have definitely gotten frustrated and thrown it out and started over. The fun of baking.

Tl;dr make more pie

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07-28-2017 , 03:01 PM

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AlwaysFolding

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Word of advice but probably unpopular given the DIY nature of this thread:

Make your own crust from scratch but have some premade crusts ready to go in case it doesn't work out. There's really no shame in using a nice store-bought crust!

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07-28-2017 , 03:04 PM

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I'm shaming you for it.

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07-28-2017 , 03:05 PM

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I mean, half the fun is making the crust. Filling is easy.

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07-28-2017 , 03:17 PM

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Ugh I know, I know.

But like you said, sometimes crust just sucks!

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07-28-2017 , 05:49 PM

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Dudd

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I have had good results with Kenji's pie crust and it's pretty much foolproof as far as getting it to turn out easy to work with

http://www.seriouseats.com/2015/10/h...p-by-step.html

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07-28-2017 , 05:53 PM

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I am definitely a fan of the food processor method.

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07-28-2017 , 06:09 PM

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I am not opposed to these methods.

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07-28-2017 , 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by divides_by_zero

Dryness denotes you need more moisture.

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07-28-2017 , 09:44 PM

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Probably mixed coke or coffee into the dough instead of water and vinegar so it got too dehydrated

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07-29-2017 , 03:50 PM

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Nootka

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Peach

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07-29-2017 , 04:06 PM

#320

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Very nice. I've got too many fresh peaches in the house right now so might attempt a knockoff.

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07-29-2017 , 04:29 PM

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Pulled into this place:

In Van Horn, Texas. Opened the menu to see a handwritten "pie slices - $3.59"

Me: what kind of pies do you have?
Her: we ain't got no pies

I tried.

Ended up with chicken tacos instead.

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07-29-2017 , 05:15 PM

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El Diablo

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Nootka: awesome

Chop: I bet they make delicious pies!

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07-29-2017 , 05:18 PM

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Tom Ames

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Chopstick,

Can you imagine what the price would have been if they actually had pie?

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07-29-2017 , 05:33 PM

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I think the problem is that he should have inquired about "pie slices"

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07-29-2017 , 06:04 PM

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oT,

I believe chopstick is well traveled enough to have properly asked "what kinda pie y'all got today?"

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