Let Baby Yoda help harness your Jedi baking skills in galaxy not so far away (your kitchen) for an epic May the 4th celebration. May the 4th be with you.
Author: Portlandia Pie Lady
Equipment
Pink, green, brown, yellow, and black food coloring gel.
Paint brushes, paint mixing cups.
Fondant tools
Knife
Parchment paper
Plastic wrap
10-inch pie plate
Ingredients
Pie Crust for 10-inch pie & cut outs for Baby Yoda
3cupsall purpose flour
1-1/2teaspoonssalt
1/4cuppure cane sugar
1/8teaspoon baking powder
1-1/2cups vegetable shortening
3/4coldwater
5cupsfruit pie filling of choice (berries are great for contrast with Baby Yoda)
Instructions
Pie Crust & Assembly
Stir together all dry ingredients. Using a large for, cut in the shortening until crumbly.
Add water all at once and mix just until forms a ball (do not kneed or over mix).
Roll out dough on heavily floured surface and cut out Baby Yoda's head (cutting an extra 1/2-inch wider on perimeter.
Shape Baby Yoda's head, add colors and set aside. Repeat for swaddling wrap for Baby Yoda's body. (See blog post for details.
Place the head and body into the freezer while you prepare the bottom crust.
Preheat oven to 350 F.
Roll out dough on a heavily floured surface, place in pie plate and trim edge, no need to crimp.
Place Yoda's body/swaddling wrap first, then fit in the head. Use cut out stars or other shapes to finish the top edge of pie.