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Nov 2024
35m 32s

Pie Making

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Our story tonight is called Pie Making, and it’s a story about an evening at the bakery with ready workstations and clean aprons. It’s also about an urn of hot cocoa ready on the counter, pastry cutters and crimped crusts, and the stages of learning that eventually allow us to play. Subscribe to our ⁠⁠Premium channel.⁠⁠ The first month is on us. 💙 We give ... Show More
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