Saturday, April 7, 2018

Artist of the day, April 7-8: Lauren Ko, American baking art pies

When it comes to beautiful desserts, cakes often get all the credit. It’s easy to see why—with spectacular trends like buttercream flowers and sculpted sugar brushstrokes, there’s a definite “wow” factor with these confections. But you can’t underestimate the power of creative pies. Lauren Ko, a home baker from Seattle, produces spectacular pie crusts that are as much a work of art as they are tasty.

Many of Ko’s pies utilize a lattice pastry approach, but with a twist. She will arrange the long, thin strips of dough in complex weaving and graceful crisscrossing patterns. The results often frame the pie fillings; in some of her recent creations, the lattices enclose a bunch of berries for a bullseye-style design, while another pie has a mandala-like shape in the center.

Baking is known for its adherence to directions, but Ko lets herself improvise when it comes to the crust and surface designs. “I'm driven by color and pattern, so I'm constantly brainstorming color combinations and geometric patterns that I think I can replicate with pie dough [and] fruit,” she explains. “What I create during a particular baking session is also often informed by produce that is in season and what's currently in my fridge. My final products are generally happy accidents.”

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 Mrs Lauren Ko



Apricot Swirl Tart

Baked Chai Masala Pumpkin Pie

Baked Purple Sweet Potato Pie

Basket Weave Caramel Apple Pie (pre-bake)

Blood Orange Curd Tart with Kiwi Tiles

Blood Orange Curd Tart with Mango Shingles

Blueberry Curd Tart with Kiwi Tiles

Blueberry Signature Spoke Pie (pre-bake)

Chai Masala Pumpkin Pie (pre-bake)

Cheddar tomato tart with carrot pesto

Chocolate Ganache Tart with Strawberries

chocolate tart with kumquats

Cranberry Curd Tart with Persimmon Tangrams

Cranberry Pie with Peanut Butter Braided Lattice (pre-bake)

Cranberry Signature Spoke Pie (pre-bake)

Dapple Dandy Pluot Tart



Geometric Angles Mixed Berry Pie (pre-bake)

Geometric Angles Peach Pie (pre-bake)

Hand-Sliced Fresh Pear Tart  (pre-bake)

Hand-Sliced Potato Tart  (pre-bake)

Herringbone Chicken Pot Pie (pre-bake)

Hummus Tart with Carrot Shingles

Matcha Custard Tart with Dragonfruit Tangrams

Miso Caramel Apple Snowflake Pie  (pre-bake)

Miso Caramel Pear Fan Pie  (pre-bake)

Miso White Carrot Pie with Black Sesame Crust  (pre-bake)

Mixed Berry Knit Sweater Pie

Mixed Berry Pie with Woven Beet-colored Crust  (pre-bake)

Mixed Summer Fruit Yarn Pie  (pre-bake)

Ombré Cherry Tart

Paloma Tart with Pineapple Sparks  (pre-bake)

Peanut Butter Nutella Tart with Pretzel Crust

Pink Apple Rose Tart with Dulce De Leche Creme

Pink Lemonade Tart with Mango Arrows

Plaid Lattice Apple Pie (pre-bake)

Pomegranate & Goldenberry Tart

Pumpkin Spice Latte Cinnamon Rolls

Purple Sweet Potato Pie, (pre-bake)

Quince & Frangipane Argyle Tart

Quince, apple, and cherry pie

Roasted Grape & Mascarpone Tart

Rustic Peach Galette

Sausage & Apple Pie with Cheddar Crust

Starry, Starry Nut Bourbon Pecan Pie

Strawberry, Cherry, Raspberry Pie with Chocolate Crust

Sweet Potato Pie with Linear Crust

Vegan Black Sesame Tart with Colored Tangrams

Woven "Mortadella" Pie

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