Whereas Dufault’s mother-in-law might have created the heirloom recipe, Dufault showed she has all of the kitchen skills required to make it come to life.
Dufault uses lard in the crust but butter in the pie’s crumble topping. It provided a tasty contrast in the pie’s outer surfaces; meanwhile, tucked neatly inside was a sweet and cinnamony apple filling.
Olson was sponsored throughout the contest by Hope Church of Grand Forks. For her win, she received a $500 check from the Herald on behalf of Hope Church, as well as the choice between two prizes from Home of Economy – either a $500 gift card or a pie safe worth $1,400.
After two rounds, the original field of 16 has been sliced to just four. Read this story to see the winners, as well as photos of each of the eight pies judged during Round 2.