{"id":454,"date":"2014-01-19T22:49:07","date_gmt":"2014-01-20T03:49:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/lifeofpie13\/?p=454"},"modified":"2014-01-20T02:15:10","modified_gmt":"2014-01-20T07:15:10","slug":"pie-decorations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.williams.edu\/lifeofpie13\/uncategorized\/pie-decorations\/","title":{"rendered":"Pie Decoration Thoughts"},"content":{"rendered":"

I am blown away by the different pie designs there are and the possibilities of what pie to bake this week.<\/p>\n

My first instinct was to make another Asian flavored pie. What first urged me was the desire to create a crust like a Chinese cut out. It was only fitting that the pie itself would be inspired by “Asian” ingredients.<\/p>\n

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So what I first wanted to do was to make a red bean, or Adzuki bean, custard pie using this red bean custard recipe.<\/a> This was sort of perfect because the custard was dark colored and would contrast with the crust.<\/p>\n

As I kept thinking, I became worried about not being able to find Adzuki beans in the local supermarket. My next thought was to go for a very dark pie, consisting mainly of blueberries but may contain other fruits. I then thought to make a pastry\/crumb combo with the following design:<\/p>\n

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\n<\/a>Hm. I may choose to go with a landscape than this close up. We’ll see. I do like the idea of braids that unbraid into a tree branch. I might just go w\/ a design like that. I wonder if I could incorporate pine into the recipe. Maybe more dried fruits and spices then.<\/p>\n

I then started thinking about tessellations and then came across these crazy origami tessellations.\u00a0\"\"
\nHow awesome would it be if we could fold pastry crust as if we fold paper. I shake my head in disbelief.<\/p>\n

I do want to try a standing meat pie like the ones served in medieval times with meat and all. Well, these are all wishful thinking.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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