Pie crust 101 by Noelle Carter and experts
Noelle Carter shares pie making lore from a Los Angeles Times piece and interviews chefs about crust fats and textures. She notes three main fat types butter shortening or lard and how fat choice shapes flavor and color while recounting family pie traditions and early baking missteps.
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Los Angeles Times
Noelle Carter
Villa Park
Chicago
Ernest Miller
Coast Packing Co
Vernon
Pumpkin Pie Recipe With Spice Custard Filling
A classic pumpkin pie made with pumpkin puree maple syrup and a spice blend. The crust is par baked with weights then filled and baked until the custard sets, cooled before serving.
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Noelle Carter
Golden milk and ginger tea ease holiday stress
Health writer Corin Hirsch reports on golden milk or turmeric lattes with black pepper ginger and cardamom and on ginger lemon tea with thyme as soothing holiday beverages. Herbalist Courtney Lee Hall of Plants and Poetry highlights turmeric curcumin synergy and thyme’s antiseptic uplifting properties with simple decoction recipes.
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India
Courtney Lee Hall
North Fork
Hall