Fashion?? Pies??
That’s right. Not a typo. For this month’s You Want PIES With That? Challenge, Holly of PheMOMenon decided that the Creative Tarts should make a pie based on Fashion. Personally, I have been wearing my husbands flannel Redskins Pajama bottoms and a clashing VT Hokie sweatshirt all day (oh, and now it’s bedtime, too – so good thing I am dressed for it.) So…. what I am trying to say is – fashion smashion. I have none. I used to be trendy, too. I did. I was quite a shopper. That was pre-Seven, pre-mortgage, pre-Homemaker. Fashion and my life rarely collide these days . But I do recognize it if I see it.
That being said, I recently watched the Sex & The City Movie. Don’t really waste your time, kids…it’s like 3 hours long and you can’t get that time back. But everyone knows those gals are all about fashion. So when I thought pie challenge, I thought S&TC. My original idea was to make four tarts, one based on each of the four tarts in the movie…but I ruled it out. Too time consuming, too – well, overkill, maybe. So I settled on one tart, because everyone knows that Sarah Jessica ruled the show anyway. And she’s petite – so perfect to have a tart based on her.
My tart was made out of one Big Apple – hello? – how fashionable is that? The crust is Dorie’s Good for Almost Anything Crust, layered with a thick coating of Chocolate Ganache (like a black fur coat), slices of apple, and then drenched in Dulce de Leche – like Carrie’s caramel highlights. For some bling I added pie crust cutouts and a handful of chocolate chips – threw it in the oven for about 20 minutes (the length of time the movie COULD have been and still made the same point) and then voila – done and done.
The taste is really, really good. The apples are still crisp after this amount of time in the oven, and the combo of the chocolate and dulce is fantastic. Very different for an apple pie.
So there you have it – my Fashionable Pie. I think I’ll call it “I Want My 3 Hours Back, Carrie” Tart. I do. I should have been sleeping. I was dressed for it, I feel sure.
Want in on the Pie Lovin’ fun?? Head on over to the Pie Site and join us! And while you are there, check out what the rest of the Creative Tarts made for their own Fashion Statement!
