Apple Pie

Miguel has been begging for an apple pie since we went to the Apple Festival a few weeks back...I'm not a great pie baker, so kinda put it off. But I decided to make him a pie today in honor of his homecoming, so here is the story...

My little helpers...preparing the apples.

That is the handiest little gadget for peeling, coring, and slicing apples!

Gracia did all the work...

I used a recipe called Grandma Ople's Apple Pie from Allrecipes.com.

Instead of mixing the sugar, flour, and butter with the apples, the recipe calls

for simmering the sugar mixture on the stovetop for a few minutes

before pouring it over the pie.

So, while the sugar mixture was simmering,

we got the apples in the bottom crust.

Here is the pie before I poured the sugar mixture over it.

I am not a great lattice-maker...I didn't even try to "weave" it!

I was having fun and took a picture of myself and the pie

before it went into the oven.

You can see how the sugar mixture coats the lattice-work.

My oh-so-large oven!

Miguel slept most of the afternoon...he was

surprised to find a baked pie ready when he woke up!

Enjoying the first bite...I have to say that

this is the best apple pie I've ever tasted!!!