Goal # 30: Learn to Make Pie

Pie! And a bit of a check in.

I have faced my fear of pie crust.

While I'm not any pie making expert, I can now make a crust and therefore make a pie! Next Pi Day, for example, I could totally bring a homemade pie. Next holiday season, I could bring an apple or pumpkin pie! And really, that's all I wanted to be able to do.

Meaning... Pie Making Goal Achieved!

I was reflecting upon this Goal being achieved, whether that was really all. It felt almost too easy of a goal to count towards my 40.

But you know what? I realized that these 40 are not about hard or easy, but about facing challenges. About not letting myself hold back from life anymore. Whether it be in my kitchen going back to basics and learning to make one of the more intimidating dishes. A dish like pie that has not been baked in many of my my previous ovens because I was too afraid of making all the learning pies.

I think I didn't appreciate that the learning pies meant that I would get to have a whole pie to myself. I mean, if I'm too ashamed to make a pie, that means that's a pie for me right? Even if the crust is bad, I could eat the yummy insides. And as it turned out, I was shame free in all my pie making ... so far. And able to share with others. What a pleasant, delightful pie surprise!

Okay, so I haven't reached the beautiful pie making phase. I can admit it. But who cares, as long as it tastes good, right?!

I have been using the pioneer woman's perfect pie crust recipe with both butter and shortening.

The most recent recipe I  used was more like this:

3 Cups of Flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 C butter
1 C shortening
1 egg
5 Tablespoon ice water
1 Tablespoon vinegar

I froze the dough for over an hour, and was glad I did - especially in the summer heat!
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Some other pies I've now made!:

Rustic Plum Tart

French Silk (Sans Whipped topping!)