Pie Day

I first learned to bake pies perched on a step stool by my grandma Hannah’s side, watching her mix and roll out the crusts on her big farm-style table. To this day, that is still one of my fondest memories of visiting her in Alabama during the summer. When I got older, I moved on to pie-making marathons with my mom, and now Griff and I love to create new pie recipes at the bakery.

The craft of making pies brings the joys of scratch baking all together into one bowl. It’s creative, it’s seasonal, and it’s a great way to pass on the heritage of Southern baking—just like it was passed on to me as a child. Now it’s my goal to mentor young pie enthusiasts and to take fear of pie making out of our culture. I love having my friend India spend the day with me making pies at the bakery. She is fourteen years old, and she is as passionate about baking as I am.