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Bill Yosses, the pastry chef at the White House, makes pie-on-demand so good that the president has dubbed the chef the "Crustmaster."
"I'm the dark side," Yosses tells the Associated Press, invoking a "Star Wars" reference. "They love our pies."
But what's his pie secret? Find out after the jump.
The secret to his pie crust is baking the bottom crust before adding the fruit and top crust, the AP reports. The pastry chef's crust recipe uses a blend of butter and lard for the fat in the dough.
The chef uses seasonal ingredients like rhubarb to make the president's favorite pies -- banana cream, huckleberry, fruit pies.
Yosses says it's not a problem to bake for a family that puts a focus on healthy eating, and he's happy to substitute maple syrup for refined sugar in cookies, the AP said.
Click here for Yosses' apple pie recipe.
What's your pie-crust secret? Let us know in the comments below.
[Via Associated Press]
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