Cooking Through "The Baker's Man": Pear Pi Day Pie

[image error] Mystic Water is a whimsical little Southern town where magic floats on every breeze and is baked into every treat. Some townsfolk might complain about small towns, saying everybody knows your business, your college professor will call your daddy and tell him you skipped out on class, and boredom lingers around every corner because there’s nothing to do.
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Many others will argue that Mystic Water is the perfect place to live, a place where anything is possible. One of the charming aspects of living in Mystic Water is that Anna O’Brien, the local baker, knows when it’s your birthday, and she’ll surprise you with your favorite treat.
[image error] One of Anna’s patrons has a birthday on March 14, which is also National Pi Day.  The first five digits of pi are 3.1415, which is perfect since that’s the date on which National Pi Day falls this year! So, in honor of Richard’s birthday, Anna baked him a fun Pear Pi Day Pie to celebrate two special days at once.  Here’s to Richard, to mathematicians, and to pi pie lovers everywhere!

Pear Pi Day PieServes: 8–12 Level of Difficulty: Pi carving, average difficulty; interior pie, e...