Cupcakes to Pie...Get Over It!

                                                               sugarcatstudio

   Last week I signed up for the Pie Revolution, agreeing that cupcakes have over stayed their 15 minutes of fame. But I'm beginning to feel like a double agent. I mean, I have baked a lot of cupcakes in my time.  School parties, church bake sales, baby showers, I've baked cupcakes for all of them and more...and I have the grungy looking muffin pans to prove it!

   So, I offered equal time to Cupcake Stylist and spokesperson, Alison of  Sugarcatstudio.  Alison feels that cupcakes are the divas of the dessert table. Just by adding some sprinkles and a wrapper, cupcakes can go from a backyard barbeque to an elegant wedding, from a school lunch box to a bachelorette party.  Cupcakes are both stylish and versatile.  Alison adds, " I like pie, but there are some places it just doesn't fit in".  Pie spokesperson Kim of chocolatebykim responds that this is just an argument for style over substance.

   Well, ladies, I think we all need to cool off and call a truce in the Pie Revolution.  The only way to settle this issue is to put on a pot of coffee, pass around the dessert platter, and let the crumbs fall where they may.

Move Over Cupcakes...It's Time For A Pie Revolution

              I come from a long line of pie bakers and at an early age I learned to love and appreciate pie..Later in life, when I realized that the DNA for making pies had not been passed on to me, I learned to love and appreciate pie bakers.

             So when professional baker Kim of Chocolatesbykim, stated that cupcakes have had their 15 minutes of fame and we were in for a Pie Revolution, I rushed to signed up for the front line (actually I  rushed to signed up for Kim's Pie give-away).

            The Pie Revolution starts here with Kim's family recipe for pie crust and then I'm doing my part with a free printable Pie Recruiting Poster.  We won't give up until we see the cupcakes waving a white flag!  Let them eat Pie!
                                           Pie Crust

                                            2 cups flour
                                            1 cup shortening
                                            2 shakes of salt
                                            1 Tblsp sugar
                                            1/8 tsp cinnamon
                                            ****throw everything in a Tupperware container and shake
                                                    the hell out of it (sorry, but that's how professional bakers talk).
                  
                                            add just enough ice water to hold it all together.  Stir gently until a
                                            ball forms, pat it into a disc, wrap in plastic and chill for at least an
                                            hour.  This allows the gluten to relax (and the cook).
                                            ** Never roll out pie crust more than twice-preferably only once.
                                                 The gluten will get overworked, and more flour is added due
                                                  the rolling.

       Free Printable Pie Poster

                                         Click and download                        approx. 8X10