>Magical peach pie

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Allow me to introduce you to Ooni, my magical, rainbow pooping figurine pet unicorn. She doesn’t care to come out much, but can’t resist when I make a pie. In fact, my very first pie was dedicated to Ooni.

Peach cardamom pie with vanilla sugar (half eaten)

For the crust:

3/4 c. Earth Balance margarine

3/4 c. Earth Balance shortening

4 – 4 1/4 c. unbleached flour

7 TBS cold water

1 TBS agave nectar

• Mash margarine and shortening together with a fork
• Cut in flour
• Add water 1 TBS at a time
• Add agave nectar
• Knead dough until it feels smooth and firm
• Divide in half, wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 90 minutes

                                        

For the filling:

8-10 ripe peaches, blanched, peeled and strained

3/4 c. sugar

3/4 c. brown sugar

2 tsp pure vanilla extract

1/4 tsp cardamom
1/4 tsp cinnamon
2 tsp vanilla bean sugar

• Combine sugars, cardamom and cinnamon in a bowl
• Pour over peaches and toss
• Add vanilla extract and molasses, toss

                                        

Constructing the pie:

• Roll out one ball of dough to fit pie pan (I used an 8″ pan)
• Add filling
• For lattice weave, roll out second ball of dough and follow these instructions
• Sprinkle vanilla sugar over top of pie (I use Simply Organic with real vanilla bean)
• Cover with foil

Bake at 400 for 40 minutes, remove foil and bake for an additional 15-20 minutes

And this is what happens when Ooni goes unsupervised. Similar, I’m sure, to what would happen if you left a small child unsupervised with a delicious piece of pie. Thanks for the cobbler, Oonipie.