pie

i like pie.... I'm guessing that's a pretty standard
answer to the question - pie or cake...

wait i like cake too

wait - i can like both -
i make cakes more so than pies.... I used to be a pastry assistant
here back in he late 90's - so i had me share of cake baking brulee'ing
cookie making and pies - it was the first time i made them in abundance - meaning more than one and we used pre made pie dough ( gasp !) mainly because of consistency
because pie dough can be a bitch to make - its very temperamental -

but i also learned the trick of using two pre made pie shells for the top and bottom of pies... and frozen apples - but i digress - -


so i like pie -
apple yes - blueberry not so much
key lime and pecan - yes - coconut creme nope
pumpkin sort of but i prefer sweet potato pie - and on that subject
i prefer my corn bread sweet

i have several recipes for pie dough - floating around somewhere
but i still to this day remember the recipe from culinary school for basic french pie/tart dough
called pate brisee

8oz flour
4oz butter
salt and ice water -

i don't recall any measurements for the salt and water
im sure a 1/2 teaspoon of salt will do
and water to make it form a ball but not too wet

oh and it should be made in a food processor -

and one more tip/trick - I learned this from one of the former
pastry assistants at the White House
when making pecan pie - as soon as you take it out of the oven
pour about 1/4 cup of myers dark rum on top of the still hot pie
it will soak in and its pretty damn good..
enjoy