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Classic Apple Pie (inspired by Magnolia Bakery)
Classic Apple Pie (inspired by Magnolia Bakery)
For the crust
Combine flour, salt, and sugar and mix well. Working quickly, cut butter into 1/2 inch cubes. Add butter to flour. Using a pastry cutter or your hands, break up the chunks of butter until the cubes are the size of large peas. Add shortening and break up any pieces. Drizzle ice water into mixture and mix until just combined. Dough should come together when pressed, but still feel shaggy. If necessary, add an additional tablespoon of ice water and repeat until dough comes together.
Turn dough out onto a floured surface. Press dough together (don’t knead) and be sure to stop handling the dough before the butter heats and it appears shiny. Divide the dough in half, flatten each half into a flat disk and wrap with plastic. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
Once dough has cooled, turn out onto a floured surface. Use a heavy rolling pin to whack the dough into a wide, flat circle. If the dough appears to be cracking at the edges, stop and wait for it to warm up. Roll out dough in a circular shape until it’s about 13 inches around. Gently fold into quarters and place in a 9 inch pie dish. Unfold and press into the pan with your fingertips, taking care not to stretch the dough. Roll out the top crust in the same manner and refrigerate both crusts while preparing the filling.
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Peach Plum Cobbler with Buttermilk Biscuits
Peach Plum Cobbler with Buttermilk Biscuits
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a shallow 2 1/2-quart baking dish. Prepare filling: Toss peaches and plums in a medium bowl with the brown sugar, honey, ginger and salt. Sprinkle in the flour and toss to coat. Pour into the prepared baking dish. Make biscuits: Whisk the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl. Cut in the butter with your fingers or a pastry blender until the mixture looks like coarse meal with pea-size bits of butter. Add the buttermilk and stir with a fork until a shaggy dough forms. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead a few times to bring it together. Pat into an even 1/4-inch thickness. Cut out the biscuits with a 2-inch-round cookie cutter, rerolling the scraps as needed. Arrange the biscuits on top of the filling. Brush with buttermilk and sprinkle with coarse sugar. Bake until the biscuits are golden and the filling is bubbling, about 50 minutes.
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Spicy Plum Salsa
Spicy Plum Salsa
Stir together plums, cucumber, cilantro, lime juice, sugar, garlic, ginger, jalapeno, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in a bowl. Adjust flavor with lime juice and sugar if needed. Refrigerate for 1 hour before serving.
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