#katemcdermott – Pie Reimagined

Twin Pies

I made two pies as gifts yesterday evening. By the time this posts, the pies will have been gifted and completely consumed. Recently I took the Irish Apple Tart class that Kate McDermott offered through the 92Y. You may have noticed that my baking strategy is that I intensely make a class pie after takingContinue reading “Twin Pies”

Irish Apple Tart

Kate McDermott is offering her Irish Apple tart class through the 92Y tonight. I can hardly wait. When I publish this post I will have already completed the class.

Kate McDermott Demo

Tonight, Kate McDermott gave a virtual demo tonight through the North Olympic Library System for a one cup dough to ultimately demonstrate a lattice top pie. I was lucky enough to get the invitation and then was lucky enough to get into the demo.

Impromptu Demo with Kate

I was looking through Facebook. Kate McDermott came on to do an impromptu dough rolling demonstration. she demonstrated how to fix rips, tears and holes in dough rolling. She was as informative as ever! I can’t wait to do some of this at home!

So many Pi Day Pies

This blog post is a bit late as I’ve been literally baking loads and loads of pies, both sweet and savory. I’ll catch up on my pie posts but this recipe is from Kate McDermott’s Art of the Pie book – The Quintessential Apple Pie. I like berries in my fruit pies so I addedContinue reading “So many Pi Day Pies”

Snowy Day Chiffon Pie

I’m late in posting about the fabulous online class that I did through the 92nd Street Y with Kate McDermott. We made a coconut chiffon pie. I’m smitten with smooth texture of chiffon. Kate is an amazing instructor and following her lead, it is easy to master baking. This one has a chocolate cookie crustContinue reading “Snowy Day Chiffon Pie”

92 Street Y Class with Kate McDermott

I took an amazing class tonight with Kate McDermott through the 92 Street Y! No only was the class entertaining but I also learned some great tips! This class will kick up my skills up a notch. Here’s what I learned! She used scissors to cut the edge! We pre-baked the crust. I had beenContinue reading “92 Street Y Class with Kate McDermott”