From Teeny Lamothe, author of Teeny’s Tour of Pie, comes a complete list of everything you need to outfit your kitchen for pie-baking success! With these items and recipes from her book, you’ll be sure to produce perfect pies of every flavor and size.
1 Rod Rolling Pin: Also known as French rolling pins, these are particularly useful for rolling chilled dough.
2 Roller Rolling Pin: These pins do most of the work, and as with all pins, the wooden options will become softer the more you use it. If that’s not a reason to make more pie, what is?
3 Ceramic Pie Plates: Ceramic pie plates tend to heat through more evenly than glass pie plates, a great tool for perfect crust!
4 Mini Pie Tins for Teeny Pies: Itty-bitty 5-inch pies make a great gift and party treat! Use these mini pie tins to effortlessly make teeny pies.
5 Pastry Cutter: These super handy accessories make cutting the butter or shortening into the dry ingredients (AKA pastry blenders).
6 Electric Mixer and/or Food Processor: Technically speaking, you don’t need one of these to make pie at home, but it will make your life that much easier!
7 Measuring Cups: Essential for any cooking activities, of course!, but these particular measuring cups will add a certain flair to your kitchen!
8 Crust Cover: This ring will protect your pie crust from burning – very helpful if you tend to forget your pie is in the oven like we do!
9 Pie Birds: Has your pie filling ever bubbled up and boiled over? Never fear! Pie birds are here to help. Bake with these adorable vents and achieve pie perfection!
10 Pie Beads: AKA pie weights, these are very useful when pre-baking crust. Pie beads prevent the dough from shrinking and puffing.
11 Fine Grater or Zester: There’s no real substitute for a good zester – citrus zest is a wonderful pie ingredient and these tools make it possible to get the perfect amount of zest!
12 Teeny’s Tour of Pie: The gorgeous cookbook boasts 67 recipes, including 10 no-fail crust recipes for bakers of every skill level!
13 PieBox from Food 52 Provisions: Transport your homemade goodies in style with this protective and oh-so-sleek pie box from Food52 Provisions. And to get you started on your quest for the perfect pie tools, we’re giving away one PieBox!
Ready to get started? Try Teeny’s Zested Lime Curd Pie recipe!
