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.”
© 2018. All images are copyrighted © by Lauren Ko. The use of any image from this site is prohibited unless prior written permission is obtained.
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.”
© 2018. All images are copyrighted © by Lauren Ko. The use of any image from this site is prohibited unless prior written permission is obtained.
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| Mrs Lauren Ko |
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| Apricot Swirl Tart |
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| Baked Chai Masala Pumpkin Pie |
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| Baked Purple Sweet Potato Pie |
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| Basket Weave Caramel Apple Pie (pre-bake) |
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| Blood Orange Curd Tart with Kiwi Tiles |
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| Blood Orange Curd Tart with Mango Shingles |
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| Blueberry Curd Tart with Kiwi Tiles |
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| Blueberry Signature Spoke Pie (pre-bake) |
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| Chai Masala Pumpkin Pie (pre-bake) |
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| Cheddar tomato tart with carrot pesto |
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| Chocolate Ganache Tart with Strawberries |
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| chocolate tart with kumquats |
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| Cranberry Curd Tart with Persimmon Tangrams |
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| Cranberry Pie with Peanut Butter Braided Lattice (pre-bake) |
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| Cranberry Signature Spoke Pie (pre-bake) |
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| Dapple Dandy Pluot Tart |
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| Geometric Angles Mixed Berry Pie (pre-bake) |
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| Geometric Angles Peach Pie (pre-bake) |
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| Hand-Sliced Fresh Pear Tart (pre-bake) |
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| Hand-Sliced Potato Tart (pre-bake) |
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| Herringbone Chicken Pot Pie (pre-bake) |
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| Hummus Tart with Carrot Shingles |
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| Matcha Custard Tart with Dragonfruit Tangrams |
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| Miso Caramel Apple Snowflake Pie (pre-bake) |
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| Miso Caramel Pear Fan Pie (pre-bake) |
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| Miso White Carrot Pie with Black Sesame Crust (pre-bake) |
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| Mixed Berry Knit Sweater Pie |
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| Mixed Berry Pie with Woven Beet-colored Crust (pre-bake) |
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| Mixed Summer Fruit Yarn Pie (pre-bake) |
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| Ombré Cherry Tart |
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| Paloma Tart with Pineapple Sparks (pre-bake) |
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| Peanut Butter Nutella Tart with Pretzel Crust |
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| Pink Apple Rose Tart with Dulce De Leche Creme |
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| Pink Lemonade Tart with Mango Arrows |
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| Plaid Lattice Apple Pie (pre-bake) |
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| Pomegranate & Goldenberry Tart |
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| Pumpkin Spice Latte Cinnamon Rolls |
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| Purple Sweet Potato Pie, (pre-bake) |
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| Quince & Frangipane Argyle Tart |
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| Quince, apple, and cherry pie |
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| Roasted Grape & Mascarpone Tart |
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| Rustic Peach Galette |
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| Sausage & Apple Pie with Cheddar Crust |
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| Starry, Starry Nut Bourbon Pecan Pie |
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| Strawberry, Cherry, Raspberry Pie with Chocolate Crust |
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| Sweet Potato Pie with Linear Crust |
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| Vegan Black Sesame Tart with Colored Tangrams |
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| Woven "Mortadella" Pie |
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