The Coffee Hour — It’s the 3rd Annual Pie Social!

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It’s the 3rd Annual KFUO Radio Pie Social! The Rev. Dr. Matthew Clark (Senior Pastor of Ascension Lutheran Church in St. Louis, MO; Co-host of Wrestling with the Basics on KFUO Radio; Card Carrying Member of The American Pie Council) joins Andy and Sarah to talk about pie! They eat varieties of pie and discuss favorite pie memories, favorite pie recipes, and why pie and food are good for connecting with others.

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Ode to Pie by Lisa Clark

Apple, pumpkin, peach and cherry
Baked inside a flaky crust . . .
Choc’late silk and glazed strawberry,
Rich black bottom is a must!
Cream, meringue, and creamy custard,
Crumb and lattice: works of art.
With such options, don’t get flustered;
You could simply choose a tart!

Twenty-third of January,
Or the fourteenth day of March,
Twenty-ninth of February,
Underneath the Gateway Arch,
Church potluck or at a wedding,
Even on KFUO:
Where you’re from or where you’re heading,
Pie is ev’rywhere you go!

(c) 2025 Lisa M. Clark

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Cranberry Jam Pie from Sarah Gulseth

Crust:
1.5 cups almond flour (superfine ground)
3 Tablespoons maple syrup
1 Tablespoon almond butter
1/4 tsp cardamom
1/4 tsp ginger
1/4 tsp salt

Filling:
1 12oz bag cranberries (frozen)
2/3 cup maple syrup
1/2 cup water

For the crust: Mix dry ingredients, then mix in maple syrup and almond butter. Mix until very stiff. Spread into 9″ pie pan. Bake at 375 (regular oven) or 400 (convection bake) for 12 minutes, or until the edges are golden brown. Remove and cool.

For the filling: Heat cranberries, maple syrup, and water in a saucepan on high heat until cranberries begin to pop. Turn heat down to medium-low, using a potato masher to smash the cranberries. When cranberries are fully mashed, turn heat to low and simmer while stirring until water is boiled off and the sauce is very thick. Remove from heat, let cool, and put it bowl to keep in refrigerator until ready to use.

For serving: Scoop cold cranberry into pie crust and serve.

As you grab your morning coffee (and pastry, let’s be honest), join hosts Andy Bates and Sarah Gulseth as they bring you stories of the intersection of Lutheran life and a secular world. Catch real-life stories of mercy work of the LCMS and partners, updates from missionaries across the ocean, and practical talk about how to live boldly Lutheran. Have a topic you’d like to hear about on The Coffee Hour? Contact us at: listener@kfuo.org.

Today’s episode of The Coffee Hour is underwritten in part by Concordia University, St. Paul. You can learn more about Concordia University, St. Paul at csp.edu.