Back in January when it was arctic temperatures and we were off school for 3 days, I was running out of ideas to keep myself busy. Housework, laundry and entertaining kids only lasts so long. I decided to try some baking. Shorty gave me a recipe from Steph for pie crust, so I decided to try my luck at pie-baking. I did a little research on how to make cherry pie filling, and went to work. I am proud to report that it turned out really, really well. I ate most of it myself. Eek! Cherry pie isn't Adam's favorite, so he suggested apple. It took me a while to find a recipe that I liked. Dorie Baltes's cookbook didn't let me down. Her apple pie recipe is delish. I made 2 apple pies and gave one to the church's fish fry. The second one didn't last long at home. The joke was that you had to ask me permission to have a slice, because it took some time to make, and it was so, so good. I must say that I'm pretty proud of myself. Though it is quite time-consuming, it is worth it. I think Great Grandma May would approve.
