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Join James Beard Finalist author of Art of the Pie, and the soon to be released Pie Camp Kate McDermott, for a three-session interactive, demonstration baking class with follow-along instructions, and get started on baking your own pies or refresh your basic skills for pie perfection.
Each session will have a different focus, assuring success from crust to filling to pie.
Learn how to make and shape flaky pastry dough. Then use the dough to create Mini Hand Pies, Crostatas, or Little Cinnamon and Sugar Tasties.
After making a flaky pastry dough, learn to roll it out, and fill it with an easy to make “Kitchen Cupboard” style filling that uses ingredients most will already have on hand; eggs, sugar, milk, and butter … plus a few seasonings. Then learn to make an easy flute finish along the edge. (Bake may finish after session ends)
Using your new skills, make the pastry on your own and then join McDermott at the baking counter to roll it out and fill it with a delicious pear filling. Learn how easy it is to vary the filling with seasonally available fruits and learn to make a lattice crust, too. (Bake may finish after session ends)
Programs taking place online:An access link will be emailed to you after purchase.
Programs taking place in our NYC facilities:Please read our safety guidelines before visiting our building.
Programs taking place online and in our NYC facilities:Please select which experience you wish to participate in when registering. Online participants will be emailed an access link after purchase. In-person participants should read our safety guidelines before attending the program.
This event is part of our Kitchen Arts & Letters series. In collaboration with the esteemed culinary bookstore, we present talks, demos and tastings with leading cookbook authors, chefs, food historians and farmers.
James Beard Award Finalist Author, Kate McDermott, is the creator of Art of the Pie. A home baker and cook, who champions the time-honored craft of artisan pie making, since 2008 Kate has taught over 4000 people to make homemade pie in her popular and sold out workshops across the country and in Europe. She is the author of Art of the Pie: A Practical Guide to Homemade Fillings, Crusts, and Life, Home Cooking with Kate McDermott, and her newest book Pie Camp: The Skills You Need to Make Any Pie You Want. Known as The Piechiatrist, Pie Whisperer, and Pie Rock Star, ...
James Beard Award Finalist Author, Kate McDermott, is the creator of Art of the Pie. A home baker and cook, who champions the time-honored craft of artisan pie making, since 2008 Kate has taught over 4000 people to make homemade pie in her popular and sold out workshops across the country and in Europe. She is the author of Art of the Pie: A Practical Guide to Homemade Fillings, Crusts, and Life, Home Cooking with Kate McDermott, and her newest book Pie Camp: The Skills You Need to Make Any Pie You Want. Known as The Piechiatrist, Pie Whisperer, and Pie Rock Star, Kate has been featured in The New York Times, Washington Post, Saveur, Oprah, NPR, and more. She lives at Pie Cottage, her home on the north coast of Washington State, where she gardens, cooks, bakes, writes, and tends her wood stove.
An Introduction to Making Pies with Kate McDermott
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Dominique Ansel and Dana Cowin
David Lebovitz
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