DFW chefs auction custom pies to support culinary community

Get ready for some fun and pies because we have 32 of North Texas's top chefs all creating pies and then they go up for auction and they raise money for a good cause. It is called the Pie Hole Project and Chef Dooney Borga from the Dooney Baking Studio is with us. So good to see you. Good back. If anyone knows baking pies, it's you, I will tell you, you have it mastered. What are you making today? We're making the easiest pie ever, and I hope everybody tries it at home because it is so simple. It's actually a key lime pie with a meringue topping. Okay, so very simple. All you need is we do five egg yolks, and you just save the egg whites for the meringue topping. Got it. So you got your five egg yolks, condensed milk, Oh, that's all coming together. Oh, that looks so good. Not a lot of ingredients. No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. Yeah, all right. And key lime juice, there you go. That's what's gonna give it all the flavor. The tang. Yes. And all you do is bring it up and mix that up. That's it. That's it. That's it. So you just make sure that everything is mixed in very well. Okay. That's your filling. You have already a pre-made. What's your key to making that perfect? I actually use the back of the measuring cups. You know the measuring cups? I use it to press it all the way down. Oh, that's a good tip. Thank you very much. Magic, magic. Okay, so that goes in the middle then. And then this just goes right on the pie. And then do you put that in the refrigerator or anything first? No, you're actually gonna bake it because we got egg yolks in it. So this goes into the oven. That's why it's still in the shell and everything. So it goes into the oven. for about 15 to 20 minutes, just until it's golden, and that's it. It just sets it, and it will look a little bit golden. I love the description of this pie hole project, just as it helps create opportunities for young chefs. Exactly, the upcoming chefs is what we support. We support everybody- Cuz you remember when you were a young chef. My gosh, you get started, you don't know anything, you're kind of lost. And everything said, this is what we support and we auction off all these pies and they auction starts today. Okay. And so you just- Started at nine this morning, right? Exactly. Okay. Right. And it goes till the 19th. Okay. You can bid on all the pies. There is 33 pies made by 32 chefs in Dallas and Fort Worth. But this is the sixth year for it. It is. They've been doing this year after year. They have raised more than $60,000 with these pies. You were talking about- Oh, so now- You were talking about the pie thing. The meringue on top. There's the meringue. So do me a favor. Oh, shall I? Oh my goodness. And you're gonna shell it on. That's the best part, yeah. Enjoy putting it on. I was looking at these pies that are up for auction. There's some that are sweet and some that are savory, right? The savory ones are incredible. Really because the chefs that are doing it, some of them you don't really realize like they can do these pies. Like the one that we have here has actually a crust of potato chips and it's a pecan pie and it gets eaten with a honey. Spicy sauce, and so it's delicious. Okay, once you're done with that. Is that too much? You're gonna torch it. No, that's perfect. I like the swirl, I'm trying to make it. Can there ever be too much meringue? That's a great question. Well, we're gonna torch it. Most people use this torch. We're gonna tell people about where they can get some more information about the auction. Oh, no, no, no. Oh, yes. This is what people use at home. That is, but not here on Good Day. No, no, no, no, no, no. We open it up. There's a link on where you can bid on these different pies on our website, foxpoornews.com. Oh my, watch out! Look at that! Oh yeah! Ooh, that looks good! That's what's for you, it's gonna make them wonderful. Call the fire department, we'll be right back. Oh, my God.