Directions
- 1Trace a circle around a pie dish on a piece of parchment paper.
- 2Cut off pieces of dough to start building the facial features.
- 3Start with the bony part above the eyes (eyebrow ridge).
- 4Form the nose bone (cartilage).
- 5Form the lips.
- 6Add the pieces of dough to form the face on the parchment paper.
- 7Place the face in the freezer until firm before applying the skin.
- 8Take half of the remaining dough, form it into a disc, and roll it out to a round shape, about an eighth of an inch thick.
- 9Center the frozen face over the rolled-out dough.
- 10Carefully push and pull the rolled-out dough to cover the face.
- 11Chill the pie in the fridge for a few minutes if the dough gets too soft.
- 12Make nostrils using a chopstick.
- 13Cut out the center for one eye and make a slit for the other.
- 14Cut a little between the lips.
- 15Place the pie in the freezer for 15 minutes before topping with filling.
- 16Roll out the rest of the dough to form the bottom crust.
- 17Spoon in the filling.
- 18Place the face on top of the filling.
- 19Let the pie thaw for 10 to 15 minutes before final shaping.
- 20Tuck in the edges around the dish.
- 21Trim the excess dough.
- 22Add an eyeball using half of a grape.
- 23Add pieces of dough over the grape to form eyelids.
- 24Make shallow lines around the lips to make them look more realistic.
- 25Do fine tuning of the facial features.
- 26Make an egg wash and apply it three times.
- 27Add a small drop of red food coloring to the egg wash to color the flesh.
- 28Add a big drop of red food coloring to the egg wash to color the lips and nose.
- 29Crimp the edges of the pie using a fork.
- 30Place the pie on a baking sheet and loosely tent it with foil.
- 31Bake in a 375°F oven for just over an hour or until the crust is cooked.
Ingredients
- 1 batch batch of pastry crust
- 1 portion filling
- 1 large egg
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 drop red food coloring
- 0.5 half grape
- 2 pieces dough
Equipment
pie dishkniferolling pinchopping stickforkbaking sheetaluminum foil
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