Design & Inspiration Today: High Time for Pie in the Heights
FIRST PLACE
MC Dewayne Ross and DJ rocked the house with music. Guests enjoyed adult and kid friendly refreshments served by Houston Heights Association Ambassadors. Once the judging was done — the pie entries were open for a mega tasting by guests. A round of applause to the Houston Heights Association for hosting another great event.
Big shout-out to the volunteers behind the scenes: Donna Bennett!, Emily Guyre , Danielle Stewart , Jane De Wree Mast, Dewayne Hinojosa Ross, Angela DeWree, Aaron Flores, Marianne Terrell, Rich Anhorn, Jim Bennett, Danae Stephenson , Steve Minatra, Rubena Garcia.
SWEET WINNERS!
Rebecca Thai 1st Place ‘Blueberry Pie'
Diana Acevado 2nd Place ‘Healthy Key Lime Pie’ ( dairy, sugar, gluten free recipe )
Ahn Du 3rd Place ‘Watermelon Cream Pie'
SAVORY WINNERS!
Peggy Coleman 1st Place 'Onion Tart Tatin’
Kris Elvin O’Brien 2nd Place ‘Crab Pie'
Besty Boston 3rd Place 'Savory with Sweet'
12 Culinary Star JUDGES!
Alli Jarrett • Harold’s in the Heights
Levi Rollins • Urban Eats
Bobby Jucker • Three Brothers Bakery
Will Springfield • our Private Chef Houston
Maureen Demar Hall • Multi-time Award Winning Baker
Heights Great American Pie Contest
Jessica Lusk • Red Dessert Dive
David Leftwich • Culinary media personality & celebrated journalist
Rich Anhorn • Wild Card Judge
Kevin Blasini • EQ Heights
Emily Ferrara • Orange Artichoke Kitchen
Evan Camp • Eureka Heights
Greg Buchold • Pie Blogger & pie aficiando
COMMITTEE
all Heights Association Business Members
CO-CHAIRS:
Dewayne Ross
Wedding Bliss Events
MC - judge systems & coordination
Angela DeWree
Design&Inspiration / Props2go
branding & decor
JUDGE CHAIR:
Danielle Stewart
Historic Heights Living Magazine
DOOR PRIZES generously provide by:
Greg Blasini of EQ HEIGHTS
and Dan Long at Bliss on 19th
REFRESHMENTS generously provided by:
Eureka Heights
and Tea by Sea
THANK-YOU
J. Harding
RECIPES:
Betsy Boston
I innovated with a basic quiche recipe.
Betsy
Sweet Potato Quiche - Betsy Boston
6 eggs
1 c Whole milk
1 c grated Swiss cheese
1 sweet potato, partially cooked, peeled and chopped
1/2 c red onion, diced
4 slices bacon (turkey or regular), cooked and crumbled
3/4 tsp nutmeg
Pepper to taste.
Pie crust
Dijon mustard
Place pie crust in plate, brush lightly with mustard.
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
- Whisk together the milk, egg, cheese and & pepper.
- Stir in additional ingredients.
- Pour the egg mixture into an pie dish, and bake uncovered for about 45 minutes. Or until the centre is set, and not jiggly.
This is also excellent without any crust. Freezes well.
Alexandra Drake
Thank you so much! It was a delightful event and I was so happy to be involved!
I used two recipes from Pinterest and my own creative ideas, so there isn’t really a solid recipe.
Peggy Coleman
Onion Tarte Tatin
We can’t get enough of this savory twist on the French dessert pastry—the cast-iron skillet helps the
onions in this Tarte Tatin caramelize and become deliciously sweet.
admin
By admin - September 17, 2018
Onion Tarte Tatin
Serves: 1 (12-inch) tart
Ingredients
2 medium yellow onions
1 medium red onion
. cup unsalted butter
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
2 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
. teaspoon kosher salt
. teaspoon ground black pepper
. cup finely grated fresh Parmesan cheese
. (17.3-ounce) package frozen puff pastry, thawed
Garnish: fresh thyme leaves
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 400°.
2. Cut each onion lengthwise into 12 wedges, leaving root ends intact.
3. In a 12-inch cast-iron skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Add onions; cook, turning
occasionally, until just beginning to brown, about 5 minutes. Add vinegar and honey; cook for
5 minutes. Add thyme, salt, and pepper; sprinkle with Parmesan. Remove from heat.
4. On a lightly floured surface, gently roll pastry sheet to remove crease lines. Using a knife, cut
pastry into a 13-inch circle. Place pastry onto onions, carefully tucking edges down into skillet.
Cut 2 small slits in top of pastry to release steam.
5. Bake until pastry is puffed and golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes. Let stand for 5 minutes.
Carefully invert tart onto a serving platter. Serve immediately. Garnish with thyme, if desired.
Jada Phillips
1/4 cup softened margarine
1/4 cup softened butter
2 cups sugar
3 tablespoons flour
3 eggs
1 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoom vanilla
• Your favorite single crust pie dough
Cream together the margarine, butter and sugar. Add flour and mix well. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing fairly well after each and then add buttermilk and vanilla. Pour mixture into an unbaked pie crust and bake at 400ยบ for 8-10 minutes or until a knife comes out clean just off the center of the pie. Cool completely before serving and enjoy.
Anh Du
Watermelon Chiffon Pie
Ingredients
Crust
2 1/2 cups crumbled crisp gourmet cookies (such as Biscoff/Speculoos)
1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
2 Tbsp. granulated sugar
6 Tsbp. unsalted butter, melted
Filling
3 cups cubed seedless watermelon
22 watermelon balls, using 1” melon baller
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 Tbsp. plus 1 tsp of finely grounded tapioca powder (such as Kraft Minute Tapioca)
1 Tbsp. lemon zest plus
1 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice
2 cups heavy cream, divided
1 (8-oz.) container mascarpone cheese, divided
1/2 cup plus 1/3 cup powdered sugar, divided
Instructions
Crust
1. Heavily coat a 10-inch pie plate with cooking spray; set aside.
2. Place cookies, salt, and 2 tablespoons of the granulated sugar in a food processor, and process until finely ground, 10 to 15 seconds.
3. Add melted butter; process until mixture is moist and clumps together easily, about 5 seconds.
4. Press crumb mixture evenly on bottom and up sides of greased pie plate. Refrigerate until set, about 30 minutes.
Filling
1. Cut watermelon into cubes to equal 3 cups
2. Place cubed watermelon in a blender, and process until smooth, about 20 seconds.
3. Pour through a fine wire-mesh strainer into a large measuring cup, pressing gently to squeeze out juice; discard solids. (You should have about 1 1/2 cups of watermelon juice.)
4. Place tapioca in a spice grinder or coffee grinder; process until finely ground, about 40 seconds.
5. Sift ground tapioca through a fine wire-mesh strainer into a small bowl. Set aside 2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon of the tapioca powder.
6. Stir together watermelon juice, 2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon tapioca powder, and 1/2 cup granulated sugar in a small saucepan; let stand 5 minutes.
7. Bring to a boil over high, and cook, whisking often, until tapioca dissolves, 5 to 6 minutes.
8. Immediately remove watermelon mixture from heat. Let stand, stirring occasionally, until thickened, about 20 minutes.
9. Stir in lemon zest and lemon juice.
10. While watermelon mixture stands, beat 1 cup of the heavy cream and 1/4 cup of the mascarpone with an electric mixer fitted with whisk attachment on high speed until soft peaks form, about 50 seconds.
11. Gradually add 1/2 cup of the powdered sugar, beating until stiff peaks form, about 10 seconds.
12. Working in batches, gently fold watermelon mixture into whipped cream mixture until smooth and blended.
13. Spoon watermelon mixture into prepared pie plate. Refrigerate until firm, about 2 hours.
14. Scoop out flesh of remaining watermelon with a 1-inch melon baller, making about 22 (1-inch) balls. Place watermelon-balls on a plate lined with paper towels; set aside.
15. Gently mix together remaining mascarpone cheese and 1/3 cup powdered sugar in a large bowl just until combined.
16. Add 1 cup heavy cream into mascarpone mixture and beat on medium speed until stiff peaks form, about 45 seconds.
17. Dollop mascarpone-whipped cream topping on top of pie, leaving a 1-inch border.
18. Place watermelon-ball along edges of whipped cream topping. Serve immediately.
Steve Minatra
I was proud to enter a pie in the Heights Pie Contest.
Here’s my recipe:
“Make American as Apple Pie Great Again”
1 pie from Kroger. $5.99
144 American flags on 2” toothpicks from Arne’s. $2.99
Stick the flags in the pie and serve. Remove the flags before eating!
I’m planning my entry for next year!
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