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| - Bottom line: Humble. Sweet and Savory Pies are truly exceptional. Superior quality made possible by utilizing fresh, local ingredients and expert craftsmanship. If you are ever in the Madison area, be sure to check them out. I promise you will not be disappointed. (Read below for the complete review, fan-girling, and pie related puns).
I discovered Humble when I was in the Madison area this past week and went to Jordan's for a speciality beer week related event pairing local beer with Humble's pies. To say I was utterly blown away by Humble's pies is an understatement. I knew I had to visit their shop.
I'm an avid traveler and self-proclaimed foodie, and I can say with absolute certainty that Humble's pies are the best pies I have ever eaten. Their flavors are unique but incredibly well balanced, each highlighting every single ingredient and making them their own stars. (Cue music from Boston: It's more than a "filling"! I see my "meringue" walking away!) My favorite pie I tried was the rhubarb custard. The tart rhubarb was delightfully nestled into creamy custard, completely elevated by the top note of orange juice and zest. Just typing this makes my mouth water.
But the best part of these pies are definitely the crust. The texture is perfect, buttery and flakey. Not too crumbly, but not too crisp or doughy, it's truly the "Goldilocks of crusts".
But my absolute favorite part about Humble is their commitment to supporting the community and local farmers by utilizing fresh, local ingredients in all of their products. Seeing local rhubarb at the farmers market and eating a rhubarb custard pie at Humble the same day is the key to the superior quality that makes up Humble's pies. Their shop displays a complete list of which farms all their local ingredients are sourced from and a poster of "Southern Wisconsin: proud partner of buy fresh, buy local" hangs proudly on the wall.
The only negative I would give Humble, is that it's too far away from where I live and I can't go there everyday and eat their pies for breakfast, lunch and dinner. So do yourself a favor, stop reading this review and go get yourself some amazing, top notch quality pie. Please post it so I can live vicariously through you!
Thanks Humble for an outstanding pie experience!
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