She's My Cherry Pie

She’s My Cherry Pie is on a little break, so we’re dipping into the archives and re-airing our first episode from last year. Jessie chats with pie expert Lisa Ludwinski of the celebrated Sister Pie bakery in Detroit and they go deep on pie dough and pie crusts. From pastry cutters to probe thermometers to sugar, Lisa shares the secrets to her fab flaky crust. 

Want to bake along? You can find Lisa’s all-butter pie dough recipe here. 

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Hosted by Jessie Sheehan
Produced by Kerry Diamond and Catherine Baker
Edited by Jenna Sadhu
Editorial Assistant Londyn Crenshaw
Recorded at CityVox Studios

She’s My Cherry Pie is a production of The Cherry Bombe Podcast Network. For past episodes and transcripts, click here. Subscribe to our newsletter here.

More on Lisa: Instagram, Sister Pie, Cranberry Crumble Pie Recipe
More on Jessie: Instagram, Snackable Bakes

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Zoë Kanan has been a busy baker. She consulted on the Mendl Jewish deli in Mexico City; hosted her “Bagel & Donut Feast” at Clare de Boer’s Stissing House in Upstate New York; made baked goods for Chef Susan Kim’s Early June pop-up in Paris; and baked pies as part of Chef Mei Lin’s team last Thanksgiving at—hello—Oprah’s house. And she’s working on her first bakery in New York City. The modern pastry chef hustle is real! 

Along the way, Zoë has become known for Zoë’s Doughies, her yeasted, squiggle-shaped treats that are as smile-inducing as they are delicious. She joins host Jessie Sheehan to share the how-to for making Doughies, from the ingredients to frying techniques and glaze options.

Thank you to Plugra Premium European Butter and California Prunes for supporting our show. 

Hosted by Jessie Sheehan
Produced by Kerry Diamond and Catherine Baker
Edited by Jenna Sadhu
Editorial Assistant Londyn Crenshaw
Recorded at CityVox Studios

She’s My Cherry Pie is a production of The Cherry Bombe Podcast Network. For past episodes and transcripts, click here. Subscribe to our newsletter here.

More on Zoë: Instagram, Zoë’s Doughies
More on Jessie: Instagram, Snackable Bakes

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With the Mid-Autumn Festival right around the corner, Amy Ho is here to talk all things mooncakes. Amy is the cookbook author and creative baker behind the Constellation Inspiration website and Instagram account and is known for making some of the most beautiful baked goods around. Amy joins host Jessie Sheehan to do a deep dive into her taro and salted egg yolk mooncake. They talk about the essentials of alkaline water, different types of sweeteners, the difference between modern and traditional mooncakes, fillings, molds, and more. 

Want to bake along? Here is Amy’s taro and salted egg yolk mooncake recipe. 

Thank you to Plugra Premium European Butter and California Prunes for supporting our show. 

Hosted by Jessie Sheehan
Produced by Kerry Diamond and Catherine Baker
Edited by Jenna Sadhu
Editorial Assistant Londyn Crenshaw
Recorded at CityVox Studios

She’s My Cherry Pie is a production of The Cherry Bombe Podcast Network. For past episodes and transcripts, click here. Subscribe to our newsletter here.

More on Amy: Instagram, website, Blooms and Baking cookbook
More on Jessie: Instagram, Snackable Bakes

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There’s nothing Sam Cade can’t turn into a cake: A burger, beer bottle, sneaker, oyster, handbag, and even a giant slice of cherry pie. The founder of Cades Cakes and star of Netflix’s “Is It Cake?” is one of the country’s leading hyperrealistic cake artists and she joins host Jessie Sheehan to talk about the tricks and artistry she puts into every cake she makes. 

Sam does a deep dive into the realistic cherry pie cake filled with Oreo layers, fondant, and buttercream that she made for a Cherry Bombe party in Dallas. The two chat about Sam’s love of messy arts and crafts, her time working at Christina Tosi’s Milk Bar, and her tips for working with that divisive ingredient, fondant. 

Thank you to Plugra Premium European Butter and California Prunes for supporting our show. 

Hosted by Jessie Sheehan
Produced by Kerry Diamond and Catherine Baker
Edited by Jenna Sadhu
Editorial Assistant Londyn Crenshaw
Recorded at CityVox Studios

She’s My Cherry Pie is a production of The Cherry Bombe Podcast Network. For past episodes and transcripts, click here. Subscribe to our newsletter here.

More on Sam: Instagram, website
More on Jessie: Instagram, Snackable Bakes

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Umber Ahmad is the baker extraordinaire and owner behind the buzzy Mah-Ze-Dahr bakeries in Manhattan, Washington D.C., and Arlington, Virginia, known for their nostalgic desserts, breads, and pastries. Before entering the food world professionally, Umber worked in finance as an investment banker and simply baked for fun on the side. But eventually, her passion became too strong, and after a little push from a certain Top Chef judge, she followed her dreams and opened Mah-Ze-Dahr in 2016.

In this episode, Umber joins host Jessie Sheehan to chat about her journey into the sweet world of baked goods, the special meaning behind her bakery’s name, and some of the delicious treats you’ll find at Mah-Ze-Dahr locations. She also walks Jessie through her recipe for Nisu, a traditional Finnish bread with cardamom and coffee, which was the first thing Umber learned how to make. 

Click here for Umber’s Nisu recipe. 

Thank you to Plugra Premium European Butter and California Prunes for supporting our show. 

Hosted by Jessie Sheehan
Produced by Kerry Diamond and Catherine Baker
Edited by Jenna Sadhu
Editorial Assistant Londyn Crenshaw
Recorded at CityVox Studios

She’s My Cherry Pie is a production of The Cherry Bombe Podcast Network. For past episodes and transcripts, click here. Subscribe to our newsletter here.

More on Umber: Instagram, Mah-Ze-Dahr Bakery, website
More on Jessie: Instagram, Snackable Bakes

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Today’s guest is Margarita Manzke, this year’s recipient of the James Beard Award for Outstanding Pastry Chef and one of the individuals responsible for the baked goods boom in Los Angeles. Margarita, who grew up in Manila, is co-owner of République Café & Bakery, Bicylette, and Manzke in L.A. and the Wildflour Bakery locations in the Philippines. She’s also the author of Baking at République: Masterful Techniques and Recipes.

Margarita joins host Jessie Sheehan to chat about her culinary career and the coconut cream pie recipe in her book. Margarita takes Jessie through all the steps, from making the crust to cooking the surprise ingredient, a coconut jam that brings a caramel note to each slice. 

Thank you to Plugra Premium European Butter and California Prunes for supporting our show. 

Hosted by Jessie Sheehan
Produced by Kerry Diamond and Catherine Baker
Edited by Jenna Sadhu
Editorial Assistant Londyn Crenshaw
Recorded at CityVox Studios

She’s My Cherry Pie is a production of The Cherry Bombe Podcast Network. For past episodes and transcripts, click here. Subscribe to our newsletter here.

More on Margarita: Instagram, République Cafe, website, Baking at République cookbook
More on Jessie: Instagram, Snackable Bakes

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Take a look at Hetty Lui McKinnon’s latest cookbook, Tenderheart: A Book About Vegetables and Unbreakable Family Bonds, and it’s clear where the writer and recipe developer’s loyalties lie. Hetty admittedly has never been known for her desserts, but she did slip a few baking recipes into her new book, including one for a chewy, flavorful Ginger & Coconut Mochi Cake. On today’s episode, Hetty takes host Jessie Sheehan through the recipe and explains why this confection is “the most fail-proof cake you’re ever going to make.” 

Hetty also talks about working with sticky rice flour, upgrading her spice cabinet, and finding the right pan for this recipe. She and Jessie also talk about a serious topic during the episode: grief. Jessie recently lost her father and Hetty lost her father when she was a teenager, so they discuss love and loss and why grieving is necessary. 

Click here for Hetty’s Ginger & Coconut Mochi Cake recipe. 

Thank you to Plugra Premium European Butter and California Prunes for supporting our show. 

Hosted by Jessie Sheehan
Produced by Kerry Diamond and Catherine Baker
Edited by Jenna Sadhu
Recorded at CityVox Studios

She’s My Cherry Pie is a production of The Cherry Bombe Podcast Network. For past episodes and transcripts, click here. Subscribe to our newsletter here.

More on Hetty: Instagram, Tenderheart
More on Jessie: Instagram, Snackable Bakes

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Hosted by Jessie Sheehan
Produced by Kerry Diamond and Catherine Baker
Edited by Jenna Sadhu
Recorded at CityVox Studios

Millie Peartree says she’s all about creating happy and joyful memories through food, and her Honey Butter Cornbread no doubt elicits lots of positive emotions from those lucky enough to try it. Millie, who is a chef, New York Times Cooking contributor, former restaurateur, and the founder of the Full Heart Full Bellies hunger relief initiative, joins host Jessie Sheehan to talk about her life, her baking, and how growing up in the Bronx influenced her culinary style. 

They also do a deep dive into her cornbread recipe and talk about Millie’s favorite ingredients, tips, techniques, and potential swaps. It’s all about using what you have, explains Millie. She’s even down with using a paintbrush from the hardware store to apply the honey butter. 

Click here for Millie’s Honey Butter Cornbread recipe. 

Thank you to Plugra Premium European Butter and California Prunes for supporting our show. 

She’s My Cherry Pie is a production of The Cherry Bombe Podcast Network. For past episodes and transcripts, click here. Subscribe to our newsletter here.

More on Millie: Instagram, Full Heart Full Bellies
More on Jessie: Instagram, Snackable Bakes

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Hosted by Jessie Sheehan
Produced by Kerry Diamond and Catherine Baker
Edited by Jenna Sadhu
Recorded at CityVox Studios

Eunji Lee is taking patisserie to the next level at Lysée, her two-story pastry gallery/boutique in New York City. She’s become known for several of her contemporary creations, including the pastry simply known as “Corn.” However, as Eunji explains to host Jessie Sheehan, there is nothing simple about this confection. She shares the details behind the three-day process, from roasting and grinding the corn into a fine powder to making the cake base to hand-piping each “niblet.” 

Eunji, who grew up in South Korea, was drawn to pastry early on. She attended pastry school in Paris and trained under the likes of Alain Ducasse and Cédric Grolet before settling in New York. At Lysée, she draws inspiration from her Korean heritage, classical French training, and New York flavors to create her beautiful pastries and desserts.

Thank you to Plugra Premium European Butter and California Prunes for supporting our show. 

She’s My Cherry Pie is a production of The Cherry Bombe Podcast Network. For past episodes and transcripts, click here. Subscribe to our newsletter here.

More on Eunji: Instagram, Lysée
More on Jessie: Instagram, Snackable Bakes

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Hosted by Jessie Sheehan
Produced by Kerry Diamond and Catherine Baker
Edited by Jenna Sadhu
Recorded at CityVox Studios

Yossy Arefi is the baker, food stylist, photographer, and cookbook author known for her galettes—those rustic free-form tarts that can be sweet or savory and are the perfect way to showcase summer berries and stone fruits. Yossy joins host Jessie Sheehan to dish on the approachable baked good and walk through her Any Fruit Galette recipe. 

Get the scoop on Yossy’s simple, stress-free techniques and on-the-fly substitutions. Should you peel your peaches? Not if you don’t want to. Run out of sugar? Use jam. Plus, Yossy shares tips for boosting flavor (like mixing rye flour with all-purpose), preventing your dough from getting “gummy,” and keeping your butter icy cold.  

Click here for Yossy’s fruit galette recipe. 

Thank you to Plugra Premium European Butter and California Prunes for supporting our show. 

She’s My Cherry Pie is a production of The Cherry Bombe Podcast Network. For past episodes and transcripts, click here. Subscribe to our newsletter here.

More on Yossy: Instagram, website
More on Jessie: Instagram, Snackable Bakes

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