Camp Double Crust Comes to Weavers Way!

In this hands-on class for bakers of every level, you will learn:

• How to prepare flaky pie crust and citrus-spiked crumb crusts
• The truth behind the blind-bake and why it’s so important
• Tricks for navigating pie crust, lattices and decorative edges
• The beauty of citrus curd
• Tips, tools and techniques for getting the best from citrus

We’ll nibble on citrus desserts and take a stroll through Weavers Way Ambler for an up-close-and-personal tour of our local and organic produce. We’ll also peruse our extensive selection of baking ingredients, which will inspire and have you citrus-proficient just in time for Valentine’s Day!

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Commanding the helm of one of New Jersey’s most popular bakeries, Ellen Gray knows a thing or two about pies, and recently baked more than 700 pies for the Thanksgiving rush! She also teaches baking and pie-making classes, creates new recipes and posts tips, travelogues, recipes and seasonal Pie-kus on her popular blog, No More Mr. Nice Pie. She is currently writing a book on pies in progress now, under contract with One Big Table. A long time resident of Wyndmoor, Pa., Ellen owned and operated A Slice of Heaven in Chestnut Hill for more than a decade and was the pastry chef for many years at Stella Notte and Cafette. Her tenure as pastry chef at Tabora Farm and Orchard in Bucks County cemented her passion for turning the best of the season into impressive desserts. She now resides and works in Maplewood, N.J.

Weavers Way workshops include presentations, hands-on classes, book studies, film screenings and discussions. Weavers Way members who lead workshops get three hours of work credit — what a great way to earn, or maintain, your Working Member status for 5% off all your purchases! Interested in leading a workshop? Contact Programs Coordinator Stephanie Bruneau at sbruneau@weaversway.coop.