Making Coconut Cream Pie With Margarita Manzke
Presented by Plugra and California Prunes
Today’s guest is Margarita Manzke, this year’s recipient of the James Beard Award for Outstanding Pastry Chef and one of the individuals responsible for the baked goods boom in Los Angeles. Margarita, who grew up in Manila, is co-owner of République Café & Bakery, Bicylette, and Manzke in L.A. and the Wildflour Bakery locations in the Philippines. She’s also the author of Baking at République: Masterful Techniques and Recipes. Margarita joins host Jessie Sheehan to chat about her culinary career and the coconut cream pie recipe in her book. Margarita takes Jessie through all the steps, from making the crust to cooking the surprise ingredient, a coconut jam that brings a caramel note to each slice.
