vintage recipes
We crashed The Upper Crust in Overland Park for your holiday dessert inspiration! P ie Season
ie is one of those things that takes time and skill. For such a simple concept, one step in the wrong direction can ruin the whole thing. If you think making one or two pies around Thanksgiving is hard work, try 400-500 a week like The Upper Crust produces in the fall (plus custom orders!). With locations in downtown Overland Park and Westport (at Pryde’s), the bakery, owned by sisters Jan Knobel and Elaine Van Buskirk, began selling pies 10 years ago. The sisters grew up in central Kansas — their mother and grandmother serious pie bakers — and some of their pies are family recipes passed down for generations (like the apple pie on the next page). For Elaine and Jan, an occasion without pie would be abnormal, and after tasting their simple Hot Oatmeal Pie (a recipe a friend brought from Nebraska), we’re just fine with that assessment of normal. Bring on the holidays! P
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