Apple pie is AWESOME! Since I bake regularly to reduce stress (by baking AND eating but I pretend it's the baking that does it) I rarely get really stoked by something that I've baked. Did Picasso really feel like he was a genius for Guernica? It was just another painting to him (maybe this is not a good metaphor.) NOT the point.
For the 4th of July my family went to BBQ with some friends. I offered to bring an apple pie. I don't know what came over me since I have not ever in my life baked a great apple pie, but it seemed very American and appropriate given the holiday and the fact that our hosts were from Australia.
Choosing a recipe is important. I looked on the Internet, Paula Dean has a recipe that looks great on the FoodTV network. There were a lot of recipes available. I decided to go with the Better Homes & Gardens cookbook. Maybe I should have chosen Betty Crocker. I'll never know...not to digress.
I realized that in the past I had, through sheer inertia, not THINLY sliced my apples. Well. I decided that following the recipe scrupulously was imperative. Halleluia! Thinly sliced apples were the key to fixing all of the problems that I've had with apple pie in the past. Who knew that following the directions would help?!!!
I do not have a picture. We ate the pie and it was delicious. Thank you Better Homes & Gardens.
Murder in the next post....:)
Good Baking!
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