Pies, pies, pies! This Saturday is National Pie Day, a celebration of pies launched by the American Pie Council, an organization committed to "preserving America's pie heritage and promote America's love affair with the food." As if we needed another excuse to love pie.
Drag queen pie expert Bertha Mason joins us at Feast of Fun to take a look at pies, from apple to rhubarb, from banana creme to key lime. In drag or out of drag, Michael Bowen knows pies in pop culture, the origins of the beloved dessert and fun ways celebrate National Pie Day.
Continue for "Aunt Bertha's Brownie Pie With All Butter Flaky Crust"
Bertha's All Butter Flaky Pie Crust
1 stick of cold butter
11/3 cups All Purpose flour
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp sugar
1 1/2 tsp red wine vinegar or vodka
3 to 5 Tbsp of cold water
1. Sift all dry ingredients together.
2. Cut cold butter into small chunks. Cut the butter into the dry ingredients until the mixture looks like small peas or cornmeal
3. Add vinegar and 3 tbsp of water. Mix gently. Add more water if needed. The dough should be firm, together, and not soggy. Wrap in plastic and chill for at least 1 hour.
Roll out to a 13 inch circle. Place into a pie pan.
Bertha's Brownie Pie
6 oz of dark chocolate chips (half bag)
1 stick of butter
1 1/4 cup sugar
4 eggs
3 tsp flour
2 tsp vanilla
pinch of salt
Preheat oven to 350. Melt chocolate and butter over a double boiler. Remove from heat and stir in sugar. Mix until cool. Add four eggs. Mix. Add flour and salt. Mix until no lumps appear. Add vanilla. Mix. Pour into a 9 inch unbaked pie shell. Bake for 45 minutes until the center is firm and puffs up. Remove from oven, cool on rack, and dust with powered sugar to serve. Enjoy!
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