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Bakery: Pies
Scoops of hot Tippin's signature peach glaze are poured over the
peach slices. The pie then sits and cools again before the final step.
Freshly whipped cream is piped around the edge and finishes with a
whipped cream rosette in the center of the pie.
Holidays throughout the year offer creative pie opportunities. Earlier
this year prior to Easter, Tippin's promoted the sweetness of freshly
baked fruit pies and the tangy goodness of lemon supreme or key lime
pies. Tippin's pies come in nearly all the flavors of jellybeans - lemon,
lime, cherry, apple, strawberry, blueberry - and fruit pies are made with
whole berries or slices of real fruit.
For those who love Cadbury eggs, they can choose Tippin's
Chocolate Walnut pie (formerly called Dixie pie). It starts with a layer of
semi-sweet chocolate chips and a layer of English walnuts inside a flaky
crust, and then it is topped with a rich, buttery filling.
Michigan
In Michigan, where Achatz Handmade Pie Company is celebrating
its 30-year anniversary, co-founder Wendy Achatz recalls their
humble first home on Church Street in Armada, Mich., where the
company started baking a handful of pies from craft-focused
beginnings.
" Our business grew from there, " Achatz said. " It was really a great
spot to start a business out of our home. "
Today, the company's online business is booming, as consumers
learn more about their delicious " pies that fly " mail-order program.
In addition, Achatz handmade pies are
prominently carried in gourmet grocers
and supermarket chains such as
Westborn Market and Whole Foods
Market, in multiple flavor options like
their signature Michigan 4-Berry
(blackberry, blueberry, cherry and
raspberry).
Sweet pies, fruit pies and even
meat pies are specialties at Achatz
Handmade Pie Company, which
offers such unique flavors as lobster
pot pie, spinach pot pie, and fruit pies
including Michigan 4-Berry Cream or
Banana Split pie.
Achatz Handmade Pie Company was founded by Wendy and
Dave Achatz in 1993. The Achatz name may ring a bell. Dave Achatz
is the second cousin of Grant Achatz, the world-renowned chef
and owner of Alinea in Chicago. The Achatz families grew up on
farms and worked in restaurants in Michigan, where they gained a
true appreciation for the land and how natural ingredients play an
instrumental role in the foods that we enjoy.
" Dave and I both know what purity tastes like, and our farm life
taught us hard work, dedication and patience, " Wendy Achatz said.
" This deep experience is what helped to establish our core values
here at Achatz Pies - from teaching our next generation of pie
makers and passing down traditions, to purchasing and using pure,
all-natural ingredients from many local Michigan farms. "
In addition to wholesale, Achatz Handmade Pie Co. runs eight
retail bakeries in Michigan, including its newest location (opened this
year) in Bloomfield Hills, a northern suburb of Detroit.
This deep experience is what helped to establish our core values
here at Achatz Pies - from teaching our next generation of pie
makers and passing down traditions, to purchasing and using pure,
all-natural ingredients from many local Michigan farms. "
Wendy Achatz, Achatz Handmade Pie Company
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