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We have long believed that eating, drinking and gathering together around a shared meal is a sacred act deserving of beauty, care and intention. Our new kitchen collection extends the same attention to form, material and use that is displayed in our dinnerware designs into bakeware.

Forms were revised again and again to address practical questions: How easily can a slice of pie be removed? How should a baker be proportioned so it cooks evenly and still looks generous on the table? Where should a handle sit? How deep should the rim be? How should the piece move from oven to table?

- Alex Matisse, CEO + Founding Potter

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Classic Pie Dough

Makes (1) double-crust pie, or (2) single pie crusts in the Pie Plate

By Keia Mastrianni

If you’ve not made tons of pie dough, the process can feel daunting at first. My first double-crust pie felt like an all-day project. Learning something new takes time and practice. Take advantage of the many points where you can slow down and allow the dough to chill and relax. There is no need to power through the process. Take your time. Attention is care. Practice makes pie.

You’ll find versions of this pie dough across East Fork’s holiday catalog and on the care cards delivered when you order a pie plate on your own. The recipe below, specifically the instructions, offers much more guidance. I hope it instills confidence and inspires you to practice your skills ahead of the big baking season. Remember, too, that the East Fork Pie Plate asks for more oven time. Let those fruit pies bake until golden brown, about 90-120 minutes. 

Ingredients

  • 4¼ cups (510g) All-Purpose flour 
  • 2 Tbsp (30g) Sugar
  • 1½ tsp Kosher salt 
  • 3 sticks (340.5g) Cold, unsalted butter
  • 2 Tbsp (26g) Apple cider vinegar 
  • Scant ¾ cup (184g) Ice water
  • 1 Tbsp cream + 1 yolk Egg wash 
  • Demerara sugar, for sprinkling

-Whisk together the flour, sugar, and salt.

-Add the cold butter to the flour mixture, making sure to coat the butter completely in the flour. Cut the butter into the flour. The butter should be cut in varying sizes, like rubble. Once the rubble stage is reached, flatten the largest pieces of butter into flakes by smooshing the pieces of butter between the thumb and forefingers. Think of it as a snapping motion. Continue coating the butter in the flour. If the butter feels too warm, pop the whole bowl in the fridge for a few minutes and let it cool back down. 

-Mix the apple cider vinegar and ice water together. 

-Make a well in the center of the flour/butter mixture and add half of the liquid. Spread your fingers wide (like salad tongs!) and toss the flour with the liquid, incorporating it thoroughly and evenly. Add the remaining water and toss again. Work quickly.

- The dough will appear shaggy at this stage. Grab a handful of the mixture and squeeze it together to see if it holds. Once it holds, dump the mixture onto a work surface, and bring the contents together in a single mass. Shape the dough into a rough rectangle, pressing it together with intention and authority. Gentle, but firm. Think of hydrating the pie dough like dispersing water into a sponge. At this point, flip the dough mass over and check for any dry bits, pressing the dough together again.  If, at any point, the dough is too warm or the butter melts, place the dough into a bowl and chill it back down.

- Examine your pie dough. Take note of changes in color (dry flour versus flour with liquid incorporated into it) and use your hands to press the dough together and disperse as much liquid as possible throughout the dough mass. 

- The final flourish is one more simple lamination, something I refer to as the “stack and smoosh”. Cut the rectangle into four quadrants. Take each quadrant and stack one on top of the other, and then smoosh it all down. Bring it back together into a rough rectangle. 

- Cut the dough mass in half and shape into two equal discs. Wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour, or overnight. After the dough has rested, roll it out and proceed with your favorite pie recipe. 

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Our Kitchen Designers & Testers

We consulted East Fork’s passionate culinary and pottery nerds, and our industry pals for extensive testing notes. Questions were asked, suggestions were given, and each form was developed through repeated testing and refinement.  

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Alex Matisse

East Fork Founder, CEO & Braising Specialist

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Elliot Popoca

Assistant Buyer & Resident Culinary Nerd

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James Snyder

Senior Mechanical Engineer & Prototype Wizard

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Camille Cogswell

Owner/Baker, Walnut Family Bakery

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Keia Mastrianni

Brand Storyteller & Professional Pie Maker

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