I love the R and D end of the business at Achatz Handmade Pie Co. I had just come back from a bike ride and had the urge to put together the Boston cream pies that I had been thinking about for a long time. Of course, a Boston cream pie is a cake, not [...]
Our Achatz Blue Ribbon Berry Patch is the newest addition to our pie family. We were making this pie for a private label client in the Mid-Atlantic region and stuck a name on it, “mixed berry.” Certainly, a boring name for such a spectacular tasting, fresh, pop-in-your-mouth flavorful pie! We loved this pie so much [...]
Our clientele gets anxious for strawberry pies come May, so we’ll ship in some fresh berries from Florida… and sometimes we get lucky and get a really nice batch. Michigan strawberries are the best, though you have to be patient! Michigan berries — especially buying them from local farms close to home — just seem [...]