The Power of Pie

We are a family of pie bakers.  We can make cakes.  We’ve been known to do a cookie or two.  We are, however, really good pie bakers.  That’s simply because we really like pie!

Apple Cinnamon Pie baked in a Kurt Brantner Pottery handcrafted plate.

One of the things about being a good pie baker – my mom’s the BEST – is that you can get wrapped up in baking pies for people who love your pies and forget to bake them for people who love you.  We can get so busy doing nice things for friends, neighbors, co-workers, and other folks in our social circle that we fail to remember just how much our closest family deserves to be celebrated, too.

So, go ahead.  Bake a pie for someone who is so close to you that you might take them (just a little bit) for granted. They will be delighted to know that you did it just for them.  It will make their day and it’s easy as pie.

Here’s a delicious recipe for you to chase away the January blues.  It’s really simple and tastes like summer.

Open Face Peach Pie

unbaked 9” pie shell

1 ½ lb peaches, peeled and sliced (Hope you froze some last August! Store-bought will do.)

2 eggs

1 c sugar                                                              

pinch fresh grated nutmeg

2T unsalted butter                                          

2 T flour

Heat oven to 350º.  Arrange peach slices in pie crust.  Whisk remaining ingredients together and pour over the peaches.  Bake for 50 – 55 minutes until just set.  Cool completely.