The Pie Recipes

Ingredients

• 8 ounces (2 sticks) cold, unsalted butter cut into ½” pieces
• 2½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ cup + 1 tablespoon cold buttermilk
• ¾ cup good quality local honey
• 2 tablespoons peeled and finely grated fresh ginger
• 2¼ pounds apples, peeled, cored and sliced ¼” thick (Honey Crisp and Pink Lady are good choices)
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 3 tablespoons of finely chopped Meyer lemon (1 small Meyer lemon should be more than enough- wash it thoroughly, thinly slice it, skin and all, and remove the seeds)
• 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• generous pinch of cayenne pepper
• pinch of salt
• ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 tablespoon lemon zest
• 1 tablespoon orange zest
• 1 tablespoon candied ginger, finely chopped
• egg wash made from one egg yolk and two tablespoons milk or heavy cream