I am a believer that life would be more special when everything is served on or in a pie -be it on top of a crispy-chewy dough, or enveloped in a flaky pastry eye cream.

This explains why one of my chef-heroes is Andy Bates. He is the Willy Wonka of pies! Check out his pie repertoire -which includes Gumbo Pies and Chocolate Brownie Pies among others- and you’ll drool with his awesomeness bookcases.

It is through him where I got the inspiration for this recipe. The original recipe call for puff pastry. I want to make it even more decadent, so I used my all-time favorite pie crust recipe, Martha Stewart’s Pate Brisee. You may use your favorite burger patty recipe, too. Although the most common is just a seasoning of salt and pepper, I always add to my ground beef some finely chopped onions and a few teaspoons of worcestershire sauce. You may also choose to add your preferred fixings. It can be as simple as just a plain slice of cheese or you may go crazy with caramelized onions, mushrooms, gourmet cheeses and bacon. Wait… Bacon? Shooot! Why did I forget bacon otterbox reflex???

Moving on… Imagine a juicy patty with all your favorite fixings wrapped in the most perfect, flaky, buttery pastry. I know, you should be making this now.