We Need to Talk

We Need to Talk


Episode #18 Bonus: How to Make a Pie

July 22, 2014

Sean takes us through the steps to make a fantastic pie dough. Giving tips and tricks along the way, he wraps up with both personal and societal implications of a good pie.


Pie Dough Recipe:

2.5 cups of flour

1 to 2 teaspoons salt

12 tablespoons cold butter

8 tablespoons cold shortening



  1. Mix together flour and salt.
  2. Cut butter into chunks and place in flour with shortening.
  3. Combine flour and butter and shortening with movement across fingers, careful not to overwork flour.
  4. Add cold water until shaggy and holds shape.
  5. Roll out with more flour.
  6. Bake.


In this episode we made the following:

Tomato Tart Recipe

Summer Squash Lattice Recipe


Music by Stefana Fratila.