One of the things that I've learned how to make last fall was my Grandma Rose's Apple Pie. She brought over a pie to a get together that I was having at my house and I completely fell in love with it (the pie that is). I am normally not a pie eater and she had left it at my house so I had to eat the left overs. Let me tell you, it was so AMAZING. The crust alone is to die for. It melts in your mouth and is so buttery that it makes me want to sing and dance just thinking about it right now. It's one of those moments when you take the first bite and you just close your eyes and think of all the wonderful things in your life because of that one peice of apple pie melting in your mouth. It's a secret recipe, which I love. I love having a family recipe that I will be able to one day pass down to my daughter. Anyway....back to the pie. Everytime I make this apple pie now I think of my Grandma, I don't even need to look at the recipe anymore. I love knowing a recipe, especially a family recipe, by heart.
This Apple Pie took me awhile to master. I used to get frustrated while I was making the crust because I would roll the dough out and be ready to put it in the pie pan and it would break so I would ever so patiently roll it out again and start the process all over again. I was fine until about the sixth time that I rolled the dough out I let out a HUMPH and Joey heard me. He came over and helped me put the dough in the pan. This is why I love Joey.....he helps me out when I can't get it right. I wanted to be like my Grandma Rose who rolled it out and on her first time folded up the down and graciously laid it over the pie pan and like perfection it did not break. Now I know she had been doing this for awhile but I am a perfectionist and I wanted to get it right the first time. I am still trying to master the art of dough-folding-and-gently-putting-in-pie-pan but for now I have my own way. For this reason I don't make a top cover for the pie. I use tiny cookie cutters and cover the entire pie with small pieces of dough. I have to admit it my pies look so yummy and so pretty. I love making food look pretty. It's not just about the taste but also about the presentation of the food.
