Ah, finally another blog post! Took me long enough!
This posting is a Triple Berry Pie from this restaurant called Lahaina Grill in Maui. This pie is indescribable.
I was fortunate enough to receive a recipe for my own personal use and oh Lordy, was it a dangerous idea.
I decided to test out the recipe on my own deciding whether or not to make one for Thanksgiving. It was a straight forward recipe and easy to follow.
First you prep the filling, this includes washing, drying and measuring the proper amount of berries. Next you will add in the sugar and tapioca like most fruit pies, and then set it aside.
Next you start on the dough. The dough is quick and easy and a little messy! You knead and work the dough with your fingers, no fancy tools or accessories just the good ol' fashion way! :)
Once the dough is prepared the next step is to roll it out! It is important to not make the crust too thin or too thick, try and find a happy medium. It is usually easy to tell once you start playing with the dough!
The following step is to line the pie pan with the dough! This is the fun part :D
Once you line the pie pan with the dough and form the edges gently, you can fill the pie with your filling!
Unfortunately, I had a bad batch or two of berries so I was short a decent amount but it still filled to the top of the pan!
Time to roll out the second half of your pie crust for the top!!
I found a pan at Sur La Table that is a drip tray for pies! Place it on the rubber center and it raises the pan so everything that may drip from the sides falls onto the tray instead of all over your oven. Crafty..
I can't even begin to describe the intoxicating smells that were coming from my oven. It was literally heaven! I would go back and forth in the house from my kitchen to the other room and I felt like I should belong in one of those cartoon scenes like Mickey Mouse or Popeye where they bake a delicious pie and set it on the windowsill to cool, and you see the scent crossing the air and attracting everyone. I literally felt like that as I would walk across the house, haha!
The final product!
I waited for the pie to cool completely (believe me after those smells coming from the oven it was hard to contain myself)
First slice!
So, this pie needs to be refrigerated, but I obviously couldn't wait so the center gooped out a bit, but once it set in the refrigerator it was perfeclty fine!
Man, I wish I had some pie right now, haha :)
What's your favorite pie?
“Cut my pie into four pieces, I don’t think I could eat eight.”
~Yogi Berra
