{"id":1119,"date":"2016-01-23T12:30:24","date_gmt":"2016-01-23T17:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/lifeofpie13\/?p=1119"},"modified":"2016-01-23T12:38:19","modified_gmt":"2016-01-23T17:38:19","slug":"lo-how-a-rose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/lifeofpie13\/sweet-pies\/lo-how-a-rose\/","title":{"rendered":"Lo How a Rose"},"content":{"rendered":"

In honor of this week’s decorative theme, I decided to tackle a baking feat\u00a0I’ve been meaning to master for a while –apple roses.\u00a0I\u2019ve tried to make apple roses in the past without any success so\u00a0I went into this week\u00a0determined to master the perfect apple flower d\u00e9cor to top a maple custard tart with a walnut crust.<\/p>\n

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The recipe for the tart was quite simple. I learned how to use a food processor for the walnuts, and how to properly press the crust into the tart pan. The crust only needed about 15 minutes to bake, and it turned out perfectly browned all the way around which I was happy about.<\/p>\n

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The custard was also very straightforward. It just involved whisking and heating eggs, cream, maple syrup, and cornstarch into a pudding-like consistency. The recipe said to push the custard through a mesh sieve to reduce clumps, but that didn\u2019t go very smoothly so I skipped that step. But there weren\u2019t any clumps when I tasted it, so I think it was probably unnecessary.<\/p>\n

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After 45 minutes of practicing slicing apples incredibly thin I was ready to try my hand at the rose-decoration. The most difficult part was definitely getting thin enough slices, but I found using a peeler was very effective. I soaked the pieces in lemon juice to prevent browning and then warmed them up in the microwave for about ten seconds made them more pliable. I then rolled them and arranged them into the cooled maple custard.<\/p>\n

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After all the roses were arranged around the pie, I sprinkled the entire thing with cinnamon as a little added decoration and for a bit more flavor.<\/p>\n

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The final product was dainty, creamy, nutty, and quite lovely. Very happy with the end result, I will definitely make this pie again in the future!<\/p>\n

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