LCBO Food & Drink Autumn 2024

The Press in-Pan Custard Pie Find lots of inventive and easy ways to dress up this autumn classic (below). Or, feel free to serve as is—it’s equally delicious on its own. SECRET PASTRY CHEF TIP During my apprenticeship, I learned to fine strain the pumpkin filling for the smoothest, silkiest results. This holds true for other custard and curd recipes as well.

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Custard-Pie Decorating Ideas

DUSTED Hold a stencil (this could be a design you’ve cut out of paper or just a piece of paper itself) over pie. Dust a mixture of cinnamon and icing sugar (light on the cinnamon and heavier on the icing sugar) over the pie through a fine sieve.

LOADED UP Dollop your pie with whipped cream then pile on the toppings—think caramel sauce, pret zel crisps or sticks, chocolate shavings (perhaps a mix of white and dark), crisp pearls, candied

ROSETTES (ABOVE) Whip whipping cream until it forms stiff peaks. Fit a piping bag with a coupler and a large star pas try tip. Fill with cream. Create large rosettes on the pie top, then switch to a small tip and fill in with small rosettes or swirls. Dust with cinnamon.

pecans and/or edible flowers.

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