Pie Sabbatical

I’m back on the family homestead where my pie journey started. Many a day I would watch my mom “whip up” something sweet to eat. It seemed there was always a baked good on hand. Rice Krispie treats, chocolate chip cookies, devils food cake….and of course pie.

Somehow, something sank in as she never really sat down to formally teach me how to bake. I was just always fascinated by it and eventually got my hands in the flour. The rest is history.

While I’m back on the farm, I’m taking advantage of all the freshest in-season fruit, making pies for family gatherings, dinner parties and birthdays. There is something magical about being in the same kitchen where my mom made so many delicious things.

When the time is right I will be back to offering pies to others and am also exploring a brick and mortar bakehouse. In the meantime, I continue to hone my craft and of course each August collect a few ribbons at the State Fair. Look for my pies there!!

What I continue to offer is my Bitch and Bake class. If you have an amazing kitchen and want to host 6-10 of your closest friends for a personalized pie experience, just let me know. Email me at yum@randypiemn if you want to talk details and possibilities.

Yours in Pie,

Randy

Baked Pies

These pies are ready to be eaten. 48 hour lead-time please. :) Double crust fruit pies can be kept room temperature until eating. The others will need refrigeration.  

Cranberry Apple

Peach Blueberry

Mixed Berry

Bourbon Pecan

Pumpkin

French Silk

Coconut Cream

Key Lime Cranberry

Frozen Pies

This option allows you to take home a frozen unbaked pie and do the final magic yourself. You just need to keep them frozen until the day or two before you want to eat them when you will pop them in the oven. Instructions will be provided. Easy as pie!

Cranberry Apple

Peach Blueberry

Mixed Berry

Knowledge is Power

                                                                              -Sir Francis Bacon  

'Easy as pie' might seem as far from the truth as could be, but with the right teacher and permission to be less than perfect, a stunning pie is well within reach. Offering a variety of learning experience to fit the mood, intention, or needed outcome. Working with you to make an experience that goes beyond the fork. Here's some thought starters. Send an email to yum@RandyPieMN.com to discuss the details and customize to your needs. 

Bitch & Bake

Gals, guys or some mix thereof......bring your friends together to not only break open the bubbly (....whiskey, wine, cosmos...) but to also throw on the aprons, roll up the sleeves and have some fun getting creative in the kitchen. Each person will walk away with their own pie to freeze and bake at their leisure. 

Skills & Thrills

Holidays are coming up and you want to impress the friends or in-laws? Tired of people thinking you've got no skills in the kitchen? Private lessons or groups of up to 10 can come together to take a moderately serious look (it's pie after all) at the art of baking great pies. Overall skills as well as tips and tricks for a variety of pies will be taught plus each person will walk away with their own creation. 

Dough & Grow

Don't really know your coworkers well but have to find a way to spend time with them "team building"? Forget a ropes course or an afternoon of bowling. Complete a 1/2 day pie baking challenge from concept creation to taste testing and judging. See the project through from beginning to end and have a final deliverable to take away.