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Drac


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been slow on this forum and since I had to do some baking for a work anniversary I thought I post (just to mess with Jim's New Year's resolution) -

I'll start with the pie crust.

The secret here is the vodka (noticed I used the good stuff).  The vodka in place of the some of the water lets me make a moister dough without forming gluten.  Way easier time to roll out.  If I'm only making 1 pie I substitute a matching alcohol such as calvados for apple.

The crust ingredients -

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With the fats added.  The first addition of flour forms the tender part of the crust -

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After mixing -

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This second addition of flour forms the layers that will make the crust flaky -

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After the 2nd mixing -

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Here's after the addition of the water and vodka -

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Four crusts ready for a rest in the fridge -

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Despite the new tricks sometimes the best equipment is the old stuff -

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Ready to roll -

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Rolled -

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Fitted -

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Trimmed and ready for use -

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Here is the players for the apple pie.  Two types of apple for a good profile, a bit of citrus for a little tang, sugars for sweetness (and a bit of something unusual), cinnamon and nutmeg (freshly ground please) for the spice and the little extra of some apple brandy.

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Peeled sliced & ready for the special treatment -

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Mixing the sugars and lemon with the sliced apples and letting them set causes them to release the extra moisture that can make a pie soggy -

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Here's what's released in just a couple minutes -

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As it continues -

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After a half an hour you can see how much is released.  We will use this flavor filled fluid -

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Here's the juice with the cinnamon, nutmeg and butter.  I will boil this down to next to nothing making a hard toffee when poured on the apples.  This way no flavor is lost but is doesn't make the pie soggy.  I add the spices here instead of earlier as I don't want to waste them on the side of the bowl.  Here is where I also add the calvados for that little extra -

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Apples in, topped with the boiler syrup and topped -

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I brush it with a egg wash and dust with home-made vanilla sugar -

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Baking.  The stone gives great heat to the bottom to crisp the crust (just unglazed tiles) -

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The finished pie -

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The players for the pecan pie -

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This is just to show you the lovely farm fresh eggs one of my co-workers brings in each week.  Love the fresh eggs -

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Prebaking or blind baking the crust -

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After the "setting" bake this is to add a little color to the crust -

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Here it is sealed with egg yolk to keep the filling from soaking the crust -

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Cooking the filling.  notice I have the thermometer in the whisk?  Makes it easy to keep track of the temp -

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The filling pls the pecans -

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Ready to bake.  A little filling spilled-

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The finished pie (maybe a little over cooked, we'll know tomorrow) -

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yum Yum YUM

Drac, will you marry me?  

Don't mind me...it the sugar talking  LOLbiggrin

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OK, there's some really good stuff there. 

But COME ON!!!  Step by step torture!? 

grumble, grumble, grumble



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Knockdow wrote:

yum Yum YUM

Drac, will you marry me?  

Don't mind me...it the sugar talking  LOLbiggrin


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I was bored and had the time.

Besides I can a cruel mandevil.gif

Umm, George, your scaring the members here...

I've had a few proposals over the years, some requests for loans and even a couple sharings.  Nicest one was a absolutely beautiful co-worker who got down on her knees and asked me to marry her.  Good thing my wife had met her and her husband and the he was (according to my wife) as gorgeous as her or I would have been a dead man.

Jim

-- Edited by Drac on Wednesday 3rd of February 2010 08:45:40 AM

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Jim, not only are you a talented baker but also an excellent food photographer!  If I were in the restaurant business I'd consider hiring you to take photos of my cuisine for menus, website, advertising, etc. 

Yum!  aww

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Thank you.

It's a carry over from trying to learn to photograph knives.

Turns out the was only mild burning of some of the filling that ran over the side between the crust and the pan. A bit over cooked but tasted good. I've been lucky and have found some fantastic recipes over the years that makes this a lot easier than it looks.

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Drac wrote:


Umm, George, your scaring the members here...

Jim

-- Edited by Drac on Wednesday 3rd of February 2010 08:45:40 AM


I am just after the pie  wink 

 



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The pies look so good, I nominate Drac to be the "Official Baker of Clan Lamont".

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I second that motion...All in favor !!

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Ok, just what will the duties of the "Official Baker of Clan Lamont" entail?

Why do I foresee me loaded with "treats" at the tents?

Jim

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I vote yes!!!   And Jim, don't ask, just say yes and get it over with.  clap.gifchew.gifhungry.gif
(hee, hee, hee)

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I agree with Jim, Jim we wouldn't be asking for much (shrug) just a few goodies to tie us over till whenever biggrin.  Wouldn't you Mr. Rapin!

-- Edited by Wood Badger on Friday 5th of February 2010 02:29:20 PM

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Wood Badger wrote:









I agree with Jim, Jim we wouldn't be asking for much (shrug) just a few goodies to tie us over till whenever biggrin.  Wouldn't you Mr. Rapin!

-- Edited by Wood Badger on Friday 5th of February 2010 02:29:20 PM








I agree Mr. Barden, as long as whenever is whenever we say it is.  furious



 



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absolutely...as long as we can still fit into the kilt...Were OK, right?confusebiggrin

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http://giftshop.scottishtartans.org/extenders.htm




-- Edited by Drac on Saturday 6th of February 2010 06:55:33 PM

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Wood Badger wrote:

absolutely...as long as we can still fit into the kilt...Were OK, right?confusebiggrin


I'm OK, you OK? 

Actually I'm OK until I make that apple pie! smile

 



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Drac wrote:

http://giftshop.scottishtartans.org/extenders.htm




-- Edited by Drac on Saturday 6th of February 2010 06:55:33 PM


Methinks young DRAC is making light of the more "seasoned" members here.  cynic.gif

 



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Luckey wrote:

Methinks young DRAC is making light of the more "seasoned" members here.  cynic.gif

 


Luckey don't worry, he knows not that this is a sign of prosperity and intelligence

 



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Don't worry. The reason I know about them is I just got a set in for dealing with a rough holiday.

And I still have that other pie crust to do.  Amy has requested chocolate cream before Lent starts.

You guys want to see that too?

Jim

-- Edited by Drac on Sunday 7th of February 2010 05:13:17 PM

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Knockdow wrote: 


Luckey don't worry, he knows not that this is a sign of prosperity and intelligence

 


I have prosperity and intelligence beyond measure.  doh

Oh, and drac wanted to know if we would like to see the chocolate cream pie?  Two words: ROAD TRIP!

 



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Luckey wrote:
 
I have prosperity and intelligence beyond measure.  doh


Luckey... I think it follows us every where we go confuse

 



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Luckey,
I do think that a road trip to "sample" the Chocolete cream pie would be in order, along with the apple and the pecan and what ever else he has baked that day

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If Luckey, George and Woodbadger will all chip in, I will sacrifice some of my hard earned vacation time and make the road trip down to Texas to sample the pies.  

It would be more cost effective to send me down to sample the pies since I live closer to Drac.  I promise a very honest and objective evaluation.



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MacPatrick wrote:

If Luckey, George and Woodbadger will all chip in, I will sacrifice some of my hard earned vacation time and make the road trip down to Texas to sample the pies.  

It would be more cost effective to send me down to sample the pies since I live closer to Drac.  I promise a very honest and objective evaluation.


Darn decent of you to throw yourself on that particular grenade for us Jim. wink

 



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Knockdow wrote:

Luckey wrote:
 
I have prosperity and intelligence beyond measure.  doh

 

 

Luckey... I think it follows us every where we go confuse

 


You are so right my friend

 



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Luckey,
I do think that a road trip to "sample" the Chocolete cream pie would be in order, along with the apple and the pecan and what ever else he has baked that day


Man, I wonder what Drac's house is like on Fat Tuesday?

 



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By the way my lovely wife Amy wanted to remind that I said see the pie, nothing about sharing the pie unless you want to come between a woman and chocolate before Lent

If you do so much for the intelligence beyond measure.

Jim

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I give...I give, come between a woman and her chocolate...suicide right?? at least in my house it would be.

MacPatrick...Maybe if you ask real nice she may let you have a morsel of what is left biggrin



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Drac wrote:

By the way my lovely wife Amy wanted to remind that I said see the pie, nothing about sharing the pie unless you want to come between a woman and chocolate before Lent

If you do so much for the intelligence beyond measure.

Jim


I did that once, still have the limp.

 



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Here's the chocolate.  I spared you guys the play by play on this one.  I did change it up a little by using a blind baked crust instead of a cookie crust and linded it with melted milk chocolate -

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Jim

-- Edited by Drac on Tuesday 9th of February 2010 08:04:54 PM

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DRAC do you use navy beans for your blind baking? (and you guys thought I didn't know how to cook)

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I've used beans, rice, nothing and now I'm giving those ceramic pellets a try. I might give the chain a go but that only seems to work on the bottom and the other fillers will go up the sides as well.

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I've used the chain before and like Drac said, it doesn't go up the side.  I have also used beans and rice until I got an uncooked grain of rice in my pumpkin pie - not good!  I use primarily glass pie dishes of various sizes, so I just put a smaller dish (sprayed) inside a larger dish with the crust already in it - works for me and it keeps the side from slipping down.

And Knockdow, I AM impressed!  smile

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I have to get a couple more of those enameled pans before I can. I always seem to do more than one pie at a time.

I got them up in the North Country of New York at a Amish supply store. I like the way the metal browns the bottom of the pies.

Jim

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