44. Have Confidence: Rebecca Cohn, Master Baker, Leads Us to Make The Perfect Pie Crust!

Rebecca Cohn, trained pediatric physical therapist, international management consultant, elected California State Assembly member, lawyer, Texas rancher, and it turns out she’s also a Master Baker. You may remember her from Episodes 24 and 25. Today she joins Yoas guest co-host to talk pies and lead us from pie making disasters – perfect timing for Thanksgiving!

Here are Rebecca’s ingredients and measurements for a single crust:

2.5 Cups All Purpose Flour (Rebecca recommends White Lily or King Arthur)

2 Sticks Unsalted Kerry Gold Butter

.5 teaspoon Salt

1 teaspoon Sugar

8-10 Tablespoons Ice Water (make sure there’s no ice when measuring)

Throughout the episode Rebecca brings her additional tips like:

· Don’t make the pie the day you’re going to serve (too much stress)

· Relax and have fun – create a playlist for pie making dancing occasions

· Keep everything chilled

· Make as much as you can in advance

· Roll out your dough from the center out

· Fold your dough into quarters to get it into the pie pan

· Blind Baking is key to a flaky crust

· Use your extra dough for creating pie decorations

· Prevent burned edges by knowing your oven and watching carefully

· Catch oven spills using a foil lined cookie sheet

She also has an amazing recipe for a Pumpkin Praline Pie. Here were the measurements for the bottom and top crumble to go with your favorite pumpkin custard recipe:

 · Bottom: 1 cup pecans, 1/3 c brown sugar

 · Top Crumble: 1/3 cup pecans, 3 tablespoons melted butter, 1/3 cup brown sugar

You can hear more from Rebecca on Episodes 23and 24where she joined us to talk about the book, Bittersweet, by Susan Cain.

More about Rebecca:

Cohn served as Assistant Majority Leader during her time in the Assembly. Cohn was founder and Chair of the committee on Arts, Entertainment, Sports, Tourism and Internet Media. She was the Chair of Health Committee, a member of Public Safety, and the Utilities and Commerce Committees as well. Cohn was instrumental in the development of the state's Medical Examiner competency exam and the establishment of treatment guidelines. She has been active on other boards including: the American Physical Therapy Association's Advisory Panel on Women, the Diversity Task Force of Joint Venture Silicon Valley, the Santa Clara Board of Supervisor's Domestic Violence Council, and the Board of Directors for the Support of Battered Women.

On a personal note, Rebecca lives in Fredericksburg, Texas, with her long-time partner, Peter Schmidt. She is currently designing and building her dream ranch on 34 acres of land which she loves and calls her own.

If you have questions for Rebecca about your pies please direct them to Yo.

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