Pie Party Live!

I'm ashamed to admit that once upon a time, I did not like pie. Not at all. Not even a little. #TeamCake4Life. But then I gave pie another chance. And I had really good pie. And I discovered that good pie could be spectacular. This past weekend was a pie lover's dream come true. The über-fabulous Jackie Gordon and Ken Leung threw a pie potluck at Rodeo Bar and there were dozens. DOZENS of pies (and awesome bloggers in attendance)...

You can get a taste of the variety of pies at the party--we're talking everything from a savory winter squash and cabbage galette to Keffir Lime Meringue Pie with caramelized ginger graham cracker crust (!). I wasn't sure of my weekend plans so I was a very last minute add to the shindig. And I was stumped about what to bring. So many awesome pies were already spoken for by other bakers. Lawman and I were tossing some ridiculous ideas around and I came up with a doughnut pie. Wait, back up the tape, a doughnut pie?! With my recent success making mashed potato doughnuts for my American Classics column at Serious Eats, I felt emboldened to give the doughnut pie a shot. The result a dark chocolate graham crusted, chili chocolate pudding filled pie topped with homemade spiced pumpkin doughnuts aka the Chili Chocolate Pumpkin Doughnut Pie. Let's just say that this is a recipe I'm going to be making again. Soon. And now you can, too...