3 Ways Science Can Improve Your Pie

Happy Pi Day! We are huge fans of homophones here at SciShow, so we put together a whole bunch of fun facts and tasty tips about PIES! Get it?!

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Sources:
http://www.thekitchn.com/recipe-easy-fruit-filling-for-68853
http://www.seriouseats.com/2015/03/science-of-pie-7-myths-that-need-to-go-away.html
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/07/03/dining/science-builds-a-better-pie.html
http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2007/11/cooks-illustrated-foolproof-pie-dough-recipe.html
http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/food-matters/how-alcohol-makes-a-flakier-pie-crust-the-proof-is-in-the-pie/
http://www.exploratorium.edu/cooking/icooks/article_6-03.html
http://sweets.seriouseats.com/2011/10/the-food-labs-apple-pie-part-2-how-to-make-perfect-apple-pie-filling.html
http://www.seriouseats.com/2014/08/jam-making-101-pectin-sugar-gel-point.html
http://www.thekitchn.com/5-common-pie-thickeners-and-how-they-work-baking-guides-from-the-kitchn-212793

Egg wash is magical


http://www.scienceofcooking.com/maillard_reaction.htm
http://web.mnstate.edu/provost/BCBT100%20Browning.pdf
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17008153

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