Pie Unit

In our unit of pies, our group was very productive and worked together efficiently. We made apple and pumpkin pies, as well as mini pop tarts using the pie crust dough. To make our dough it was essential to chop the butter into small cubes before mixing in into the flour, sugar and salt mix. We than added cold water, witch prepared the dough we then had to knead and roll into a circular shape using rolling pins. At first it was hard to evenly spread the dough so that it wasn't more or less thick or thin in different places. We than had to refrigerate our dough, meaning that the next class period we had to thaw the dough until it was soft again. When cutting our apple pieces for the apple pie filling, we skinned and cored each apple and than chopped then into thin wedges. Then we caramelized then with butter, sugar, and lemon juice. After filling the pie crust we folded in each corner creating an appealing appearance. When making the mini pop tarts, my group had trouble shaping the dough into the correct shape, but with Erin's help, we all ended up with perfect rectangles. Then each of us added our own garnishes to fill them and based the inside with egg-wash so that the dough will stick together and stay closed. They turned out great.
Alex J.