End of Summer Fruit Stand Pie Party!
Party menu:
Homemade Pie Preserves:
Fresh Peach and Lemon Verbena*
Fresh Strawberry, Raspberry, and Rhubarb*
Fresh Blackberry, Blueberry, and Basil*
Bourbon Vanilla Custard*
Fresh Fruit:
Sliced Peaches, raspberries, strawberries and blackberries
Sugared Pastry Toppers, recipe follows
Brown Sugar Oatmeal Butter Crumble, recipe follows
Brown Sugar Whipped Cream*
Sugared Puff Pastry Toppers:
Heat oven to 400 degrees
I package purchased puff pastry
Egg + 1 tbsp water beaten
Crystal sugar
Cut each sheet into 9 Squares. Place on parchment lined sheet, brush with egg wash, and sprinkle with sugar. Bake until golden brown 12-14 minutes. Cool.
Sugared Pie Crust Toppers:
Heat oven to 400 degrees
I recipe pie dough, homemade or purchased
2-3 tbsp milk or cream
Crystal sugar
Cut into desired shapes. Place on parchment lined sheet, brush with milk or cream and sprinkle with sugar. Bake until golden brown 12-14 minutes. Cool.
Brown Sugar Oatmeal Butter Crumble:
1 cup flour
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 brown sugar
1/4 tsp kosher salt
3/4 cup oatmeal
3/4 cup cold butter, cut into small pieces
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
In a medium sized bowl stir together flour, sugars, salt and oatmeal. Cut butter into flour mixture until the mixture is crumbly and the butter is pea sized. Spread evenly onto parchment. Bake until golden brown. Or refrigerate until ready to use.
Entertaining Station:
Belham Living Winfield Potting Table
$180, http://www.hayneedle.com
Coral Coast Halstead Outdoor Wood Potting Bench
$250, hayneedle.com
*Recipes and can be found on my blog at http://www.greattastebuds.wordpress.com
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