I've been trying to think of some sort of new hobby or at least some new skill to try and master. Mostly, I just need something to do that is just for me. I thought I would try to get better at baking. I've never been good at it and therefore never found a liking for it. We had a bunch of leftover apples from the apple tree and so I thought I'd try my hand at an apple pie and my first homemade pie crust. The bottom part of the crust rolled out and I got it into the pan no problem. The top part on the other hand...oh dear. I had to try and try and try again to get it from the counter top to the top of the pie. By the time I finally got it on there, it was overloaded with flour and falling apart. So, I just patched it up the best I could, crimped the edges and put it in the oven. Besides the excess flour and crispy edges, it turned out better than I would have thought for my first attempt. Still not the beautiful and delicious masterpiece I would like, but not bad for me. I think my next try at a pie will be one with only a bottom crust.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Apple Pie
I've been trying to think of some sort of new hobby or at least some new skill to try and master. Mostly, I just need something to do that is just for me. I thought I would try to get better at baking. I've never been good at it and therefore never found a liking for it. We had a bunch of leftover apples from the apple tree and so I thought I'd try my hand at an apple pie and my first homemade pie crust. The bottom part of the crust rolled out and I got it into the pan no problem. The top part on the other hand...oh dear. I had to try and try and try again to get it from the counter top to the top of the pie. By the time I finally got it on there, it was overloaded with flour and falling apart. So, I just patched it up the best I could, crimped the edges and put it in the oven. Besides the excess flour and crispy edges, it turned out better than I would have thought for my first attempt. Still not the beautiful and delicious masterpiece I would like, but not bad for me. I think my next try at a pie will be one with only a bottom crust.
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Way to go! I've always been afraid of pie crusts. I've just used the premade roll out ones. I finally had my mom really show me how to make a pie crust when I was there this last time. I'm going to try my hand at it this Thanksgiving. Hopefully I'll have the same success as you!
Hey, it looks beautiful, and I'm sure it was delicious! Good job.
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