Oh My Pie!

  • Posted on July 12, 2009 at 2:04 pm

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Not only is this the last line spoken in the play “Mouse Trap”, but it’s what we had for lunch. Only, this time I didn’t have to rush off to rescue my burning pie from the oven (I was in this play in high school) because it was ALL RAW and amazing. Now when I say Oh my pie, the inflection is on oooooh, because it’s soooo gooood. :)

Here’s how I performed kitchen magic today:

Crust/crumble:

  • 2 cups walnuts
  • 1 cup shredded coconut (unsweetened, raw)
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp nutmeg
  • 1/4 tsp cinnamon
  • equivalent of about 1/2 cup dates, not packed in (I buy many varieties of dates by the case, so it’s mixed)
  • 1/2 cup raisins

Pulse walnuts, coconut, salt, nutmet, and cinnamon in food processor fitted with S blade until coarse. Add the dates and raisins and pulse blend until it becomes crumbly and sticks together. Don’t overprocess.

mypie-closeFilling:

  • 8 cups total of blueberries, cherries, peach, and apple (or ANY combination of fruit)
  • juice of 1 lemon
  • pinch of salt
  • scant 1 T vanilla extract

Stir well and let sit while you prepare the pie pan.

Take about 1/2 of the crumble and firmly press into a standard pie pan. I only went up the sides about a centimeter. Pour fruit filling into crust. Place remaining crumble on top and press down slightly. Decorate top for the pure joy of it.

Enjoy your lunch or dinner or breakfast or whenever you choose to relish this summer treat.

Love to you,

Shawna

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