Making Hand Pies With Amanda Mack Of Crust By Mack

Hosted by Jessie Sheehan Produced by Kerry Diamond and Catherine Baker Edited by Jenna Sadhu Recorded at CityVox Studios Amanda Mack is Baltimore’s queen of the hand pie. A self-taught baker, or grandmother-taught, as she likes to say, Amanda has perfected her recipe for these delightful packets of crust and filling over the years. Customers of her bakery business, Crust by Mack, have come to love her sweet and savory hand pies, from cranberry to spinach & cheese to crabmeat. Amanda takes host Jessie Sheehan through the steps for making her signature hand pies, and covers everything from making your own buttermilk to moisturizing your dough, using vanilla bean paste, and stirring up a slurry. Our fave fact? Amanda uses her grandmother’s rolling pin. Whatever you do, says Amanda, do not compromise the integrity of your crust! Thank you to Le Creuset and California Prunes for supporting our show. She’s My Cherry Pie is a production of The Cherry Bombe Podcast Network. For past episodes and transcripts, click here. Subscribe to our newsletter here. For Jubilee tickets, click here. More on Amanda: Instagram, Crust By Mack, website More on Jessie: Instagram, her Snackable Bakes cookbook