Culinary Research produces perfect pies for charity auction
The Culinary Research team revealed some of the culinary delights concocted in the brand new Prairie Research Kitchen at Food & Beverage Manitoba’s Industry Excellence Awards on October 9th. In collaboration with RRC’s School of Hospitality and Culinary Arts and Richardson Food & Ingredients, the team created three pies that were donated to a charity auction that raised funds for Cancer Society programs in Manitoba.
The CRI team worked alongside RRC Chef Instructors Gordon Bailey, Kim Cooke, and Lylah Erkau to create the “Pie-O-Dome,” a true piece of art that showcased the skills of the RRC culinary crew. A sugar-crusted almond nougatine pie with organic dark chocolate ganache and Grand Marnier spiked coffee, this showstopper was encased in an airbrushed compressed sugar dome to provide the lucky bidder with an additional delicious (and mysterious!) surprise when shattered. Unsurprisingly, the Pie-O-Dome was a popular item during the auction and was snatched up by a very lucky bidder.
In addition to the Pie-O-Dome, the team whipped up two other pies, including the “Key to Success Lime Pie,” a picture-perfect example of the skills being taught to the next generation of chefs and bakers at RRC’s Culinary Arts and Professional Baking programs. This decadent key lime cheesecake was surrounded by a buttery graham crust and garnished with a pillowy crème Chantilly and fresh sliced limes.
RRC partnered with Richardson Food & Ingredients on the “Co-Pie-Lot Collaboration Pie,” a gluten-free sensation inspired by a classic German Chocolate cake. This partnership pie combined fudgy creamy chocolate filling with a rich and flavourful coconut pecan custard. All this deliciousness rested on a gluten-free oat flour crust made with Richardson gluten-free oats and canola pastry shortening.
Take a look at the creation of the pies in the gallery below:
- Chef Anna Borys prepares pies in the Prairie Research Kitchen
- Adding some flair!
- Working with partners from Richardson Food & Ingredients on the Co-Pie-Lot Collaboration Pie
- Anna’s food photography highlights a pie whipped up in the Prairie Research Kitchen
- The Co-Pie-Lot Collaboration Pie in all its glory
- Prairie Research Chef Anna Borys with the team from Richardson Food & Ingredients
- The creation of the Pie-O-Dome
- RRC Polytech Chef Instructor Gordon Bailey unveils a pie that awaits its dome
- A Pie-O-Dome without its dome
- The Pie-O-Dome’s airbrushed compressed sugar dome
- Domes awaiting their pies
- The beautiful pie within
- The “Key to Success” Lime Pie
- Chef Anna Borys hard at work in the new Prairie Research Kitchen