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You guys.
You know how some people are really good at making pies? Well, very surprisingly, I seem to be one of those people. And yes, that means the crust too. Yeah, I have to say, I nailed the crust. I think that I’ve had so many people tell me so, that after a while I actually started to feel proud of my crust making abilities. Trust me, I am not typically one to talk myself up, BUT this pie, and even this pie from last summer, are just perfect (I almost never feel that anything I do is perfect!). Granted, I cannot make a pie look incredibly gorgeous with a fancy crust and all, BUT I can make it taste really good, which is really what’s most important, right???
YAY!!
Seeing as it is Friday, you have to know that these sweet blueberry buttermilk pies with chamomile cream must be pretty good. If you have been reading the blog for any amount of time you know that Fridays are almost always reserved for chocolate…serious chocolate. I am talking cakes, cookies, bars, ice creams and even doughnuts.
Therefore, this chocolate free pie must be REALLY awesome.
Ok, so let me fill you in on my secret to this pie. First things first, I do not chill my crust. I know, all the experts and culinary school grads out there are frowning down on me right now. But here’s thing, whenever I take chilled pie dough out of the fridge, I have the hardest time rolling it out. Even if I let it sit on the counter for 15 minutes or so, it always cracks and tears on me. So one day I just didn’t put my dough in the fridge and rolled it right out. SO MUCH EASIER.
Here’s what I did do though. Once I had the pies fully assembled, THEN I put them in fridge. I am telling you, this works so well. You just leave your already assembled pies in the fridge for an hour or two and then bake. Simple as that, and in turn you’ll get a perfect crust. You are still chilling the dough, just at a different time, and I promise you, it makes the whole pie making process so much less stressful. Of course, this makes me so happy since baking should be fun!
And that’s really my only secret, but it’s a good little secret. The filling is pretty simple. It’s not overly runny, but still so juicy. It’s also, not very sweet, which I personally really like. It allows the berries to shine through. If however, you prefer a sweeter pie, just up the sugar to maybe 3/4 cup or even 1 cup if you like it real sweet. Totally up to you.
Oh and the cream?!? It is chamomile tea infused and it’s the perfect light flora accent to these pies. Kind of in love with it.
Ok, and in true Tieghan form, onto a new and random subject…
If you follow me on snapchat and Instagram than you know we finally got the goats and they are my new favorite thing in the world. Honestly, these little girls which Asher has yet to name (but she tells me to assure you all that she is working hard on finding the perfect names) are the cutest, most kind little animals. I already want more…
Should I do a post on them? Full of photos? Would you guys care? I’ll add a photo at the bottom of this post so you can see how cute they are!!!
And finally, I just have to tell you about the fact that I woke up at 3 AM last night screaming because I was positive there was an animal crawling on me. Yes.
I jumped out of bed, still screaming and flapping my hands like a crazy person, flipped on the lights and saw nothing. I figured it was under the bed or worse, the blankets. But I looked, liked a chicken, with my eyes half-open and my body as far away from the point of contact as possible and found nothing. I even went downstairs, looked and nothing. Yeah. So it must have been a dream. Either that or the thing is still in my house and I have not seen it yet.
To say that I am afraid to go to sleep is an understatement…
But since I got like three hours last night, I am dead tired.
I think I need more pie.
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Yes, more pie for sure. Pie cures all right?!? Like even my giant vermin dreams? I hope so.
Arn’t they cute?!?
Yes. . .more goats please. I live in the big, bustling city so I am in constant need of a farm animal fix (the pillow with the goat picture resting on my sofa is not enough). They are so, so cute.
And these pies. . .they are so adorable. I love how you styled them with that to-die-for vintage scale. Beautiful!
Yes–PLEASE do a post on the goats! I want to have goats so badly and my fiancé is not into it (can you believe he wants to have HUMAN kids instead??). So I need to get my goat fix vicariously…
These photos are so gorgeous! Love all your vintage props.
I will definatly try, they look yummmm! and the goat nice! 🙂
Amazing pies and cute goats. What more could you ask for on a Friday. And that teal scale tho…I’m squealing over how gorgeous these photos are!
I have been reading your blog for awhile now. It’s the first thing I do every morning when I get to work (don’t tell my boss). It’s a great way to start the day. All your recipes look so delicious & your styling and pictures are just lovely. I love your tip on the pie crust. I love making pies but rolling out dough is soooo frustrating . And those goats! I know how you feel; I got 2 goats about 6 weeks ago and I can not believe how in love with them I am. Have a great weekend!
Firstly I have to say that I love, love, love your new prop! Do you maybe have an extra one that you could ship to Chile?
Secondly, These pies are definitely perfect and that is such a great tip about chilling them after assembly!
Thirdly, Yes!!!! You have to do a whole post on these adorable goats. They are making me really miss having animals.
Okay, and fourthly… Damn girl, you need to get some sleep! An animal on you? That sounds so scary but hopefully you just dreamed it.
What a gorgeous looking pie! I just want to try a slice right now. Those goats are the cutest 🙂
Your photos here are insanely good. Like, wow. And I’m not even a pie person, but I want to make this pie.
Let me disagree… your pies do look incredibly gorgeous!!! They look amazing and delicious and pretty much everything nice 😀
As for your episode at 3 am… i have those all the time, it’s really something strange and usually for me its spiders or worms… sometimes I even Jump straight up on the bed which leaves my husband in a shock status (considering we was fully a sleeping at the time). And at those moments I’m pretty sure he would appreciate a bit oh this fabulous pie to 😀
LOVE your pics 😉
My mother never chilled her dough when she made crust. She did however have to put the remaining dough in the fridge because she made enough to last for days. She had several restaurants in her life. She was known for her homemade pies. I never chill my dough either. As you said it is harder to roll out. These look wonderful.
I dunno about the taste of the pie and the crust, but boy, does it look good!! Your styling and photography are simply spot on, can’t get enough of it!!
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Those pies look incredible and yes please do a piece on the goats.
Your pies look stunning, definitely going to give them a try. And, I love the little goats, they are soooo cute. Have a great weekend. 🙂
These are gorgeous! I love the chamomile element! Don’t feel bad about bragging a little – you and your dishes are fantastic and totally brag worthy. Have a great weekend!
Happy Friday!
This is a really beautiful post, really brag worthy!
And your secret to perfect pie is really a great one. I never chill the dough before rolling out either, though I do chill before adding the filling because the filling makes the dough soggy.
Have a great weekend.