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• Sweet cherry pie with a rye pie crust

I’m maybe a little, only slightly, sort of obsessed with making pie right now. I can’t stop! And yes, a lot of it has to do with fruit just being so pretty right now. It all smells so fragrant, looks so cute, taste so delicious, ugh! But the main reason why I love making pie is the actual process. It’s therapeutic. (Not that I need therapy, really(?).) The rolling, transferring, crimping, braiding, sealing, egg washing and so on is so soothing, peaceful and so in the moment. Making pie isn’t really stressful, but it does requires all of your attention. No texting, checking Instagram or thinking about emails that need to be sent or what to make for dinner. The only thing that matters when you’re making pie, is making pie because that stupid saying “easy as pie” is dumb and wrong. This post should be living proof that making pie isn’t too hard. It takes a little organization, some frozen butter and a box grater. I live and die by the grating of the butter with a box grater technique. I eliminates the annoying task of breaking up the butter–it’s already done for you! Can I tell you that …

Oct. 1, 2021, 12:03 p.m.

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