Happenings

Apple Dumplings Are Coming Soon

Apple dumplings will be back to The Stockholm Pie Company the second weekend in September. If you have never had one of our apple dumplings, you must try one before understanding just how good they are. Each apple is peeled, cored, and filled with a mixture of cinnamon, sugar, and butter before being individually wrapped in a special crust. While baking, they are basted with a butter, cinnamon and sugar sauce that makes each dumpling the perfect combination of apple, sauce, and crust. Topped with whipped cream or ice cream, they are a dessert of which dreams are made.

I am often asked how the pie company got its start and if having a bakery or pie shop was a lifelong dream of mine. I must confess that it wasn’t something I had considered doing until I made a pan of apple dumplings and invited my brother, Alan, and his partner, Steve, over for supper. With each bite, they kept repeating, "This is fantastic," "This is one of the best things I’ve ever eaten," and the fateful words, "You could sell these." An idea was planted in all of our minds.

In May 2008, we opened the doors to the pie shop with the notion that some people might like to eat some apple dumplings and some good pie. We had no idea we would get so much response to that notion.

If you haven’t been to the pie shop yet, come on in and treat yourself to an apple dumpling or a slice of pie. Imagine that with a scoop of handmade ice cream or real whipped cream. You will be glad I made that pan of apple dumplings for Alan and Steve.