:: pie ::

at thanksgiving,

we were inspired by this cookbook

{the cover photo especially}

to give homemade toaster pastries

{pop tarts}

a try.

i cook.

i bake.

but,

pie crust intimidates me.

easy as pie?

i'm not so sure.

since homemade toaster pastries

are really just tiny pies,

we had to make pie crust.

and guess what?  it was easy.

we even tweaked it a bit

by adding some whole wheat pastry flour

and ground pecans {yum!}

and it turned out perfectly.

the recipe made 2 discs of dough.

we used the first disc later that night

{it was thanksgiving, after all}

with a pumpkin pecan filling,

and powdered sugar

and fresh whipped cream.

this was our pumpkin pie.

we used the second disc a week later

with nutella filling

and fresh whipped cream.

both times,

the crust was flaky and amazing.

this basic recipe

has demystified pie crust for me.

homemade pantry is a book about

making food, instead of buying food.

even things like pop tarts.

and ketchup.

every recipe has a story

{toaster pastries -or- the taste of apology}

{ketchup -or- love}.

it is a book i keep borrowing from my library.

it is a book i want

permanently on my kitchen counter.

♥

p.s.

alana chernila, the cookbook author,

has a snappy food blog:

eating from the ground up.