Caramel Apple Pie
Happy Pi(e) Day! Are you baking something up to celebrate this mathmatical-foodie holiday? Don’t know what to bake? I am here to give you some inspiration below!
I love pie and I so desperately want my pies to turn out both beautiful and delicious every time I make one. Unfortunately they are rarely ever beautiful. I have tried what seems like a million different crust recipes in an attempt to find one that will roll out with out fail. I have a confession: I have dreams of one day moving to the country and having myself a small farm. With chickens and fruit trees and grape vines and a large garden. After gathering my eggs and produce I would come inside to my sunshiney kitchen and begin rolling out pie crusts to make both sweet and savory pies. After baking pies all morning I would pack them into my vehicle and bring the pies down to my pie stand or cafe (haven’t decided which I want) to sell to the local farmer’s wives. This is why I so desperately want to perfect my pie crust. Sounds so very 1950s doesn’t it? A girl can dream.
Before any of that can happen I need to figure out how to properly roll out a pie crust so it doesn’t tear and how to weave a lattice so it looks like a professional did it. Delicious pies I’ve got that covered. Beautiful pies? Well I need some work in that department. Are you a perfect pie crust roller-outer? Teach me your ways. Please!
Last week was my daughter’s 8th birthday. I always let them chose and design their cakes. This year Sasha surprised me when I asked what kind of cake she wanted. She told me she didn’t want cake but apple pie. They get cupcakes at school when it is someone’s birthday, I occasionally bake random cupcakes, cake just isn’t as special and magical as pie. So this year she got this delicious apple pie.
For the crust I tried a new recipe, one for a flaky cream cheese crust (just don’t tell Sasha because she thinks she doesn’t like cream cheese) I found on epicurious. The crust was flaky and tender just like the author promised. Check it out here: Flaky Cream Cheese Crust
MORE PIES TO INSPIRE YOU TO BAKE SOMETHING DELICIOUS TODAY:
Slab Pie –Perfect to feed a crowd
If sweet isn’t your thing you need to give these savory hand pies (empanadas) a try!
Argentinian Inspired Empanadas
If you are interested in seeing what other birthday creations Sasha has had over the years have a look see here:
Sasha’s 2nd Birthday Elmo Cake
Third birthday: Low fat Rainbow CakeÂ
Fourth birthday: Seahorse Cake
Fifth birthday: Dolphin Cake (from a drawing she did)
Sixth birthday: The Lorax theme truffula trees and the Lorax cupcakes
Seventh Birthday: Golden Birthday -Yellow Cake with Gold Frosting
It took me a while too to get pie crust to not fail let alone to have it look amazing. This crust looks wonderful…cream cheese crust!!
Looks like I have lots more pie practice in my future. I love double crust pies so much and am determined to master it.
I bet your daughter had a blast having this pie for her bday! My oldest son (turning 23 soon) loves pies for his bdays. Loving how this one looks… the smell must have been amazing!
It was so much fun presenting it to her. She was so happy that I made her exactly what she wanted. Just a little thing to make her feel special on her special day.
This pie looks great, I saw it on Instagram and was hoping it’d end up here! Also love all the past photos.. I want a seahorse cake!
The seahorse cake was my first attempt at free hand cake decorating. I spent so long stressing over it but loved how it turned out. Her eyes were as big as saucers when she saw it. She was so thrilled.
Wow, that apple pie looks so good! Happy Birthday to your daughter! I love all the pictures of her past birthdays. Such sweet memories and fun cakes. Thanks for sharing on Saturday Night Fever!