Editor’s note: This story was the second place winner in our 2012 “Who Inspires You” contest.
by Kayla Matzke Newbanks
I rolled out the pie dough as evenly as I could, gently pressing the rolling pin down all directions. My great aunt Grace corrected me, telling me I was putting too much weight on the pin. It needed to be effortless, a simple motion repeated to create the paper-thin crust.
Right before high school, I was spending a week of summer at Grace’s farm east of McClusky, North Dakota. I came to learn how to make the perfect pie, to soak up all of her knowledge about the simple pleasures in life, like making the best dough recipe for German kneophla. (more…)
