Yes, I did....I made a pie.
This is newsworthy because, as anyone who knows me can tell you, I have horrible pastry making skills. My pasty has always resembled concrete, and hasn't tasted much better. No-one would eat it - and I don't blame them.
I bought an Amish recipe book when we were in Indiana recently, and decided I'd have another go at pastry making using a recipe I found in it for pie dough.
It worked!!! I made a blackberry pie today that has a pastry crust like my mother makes. Crumbly, flaky...wonderful. The secret is ice water and chilling the dough before you use it.
A whole new world has opened up to me now....a world filled with pies and turnovers and pastry delicacies of all shapes and sizes and flavors. As a matter of fact, I have a quiche in the oven right now...with a pastry crust made by my own fair hand.
I'll let you know how it turns out.