It is tradition in our house to serve several homemade pies for Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner. This tradition began because everyone has a favorite pie. We usually have apple, cherry, cheesecake, pecan and pumpkin. The missionaries happened to stop by our house on my pie making day. I suggested they stop by for dessert on Turkey Day, but they declined because they already had a two dinner appointments. So, I suggested they could come by at Christmas time because there would be several pies once again.
Well, I did not make as many pies for Christmas this year. Perhaps because I over did it at Thanksgiving (11 pies!). By the time the missionaries stopped by, there weren't any pies left at all. Not even a crumb!
It is never a good idea to promise food to a missionary and then not follow through. So, I finally bake an apple pie and a pumpkin pie for the missionaries on Saturday.
Doesn't that apple pie look delicious? However, looks can be deceiving.
I left this pie to cool on the front burner of the stove. Someone, who shall remain unnamed, turned the burner on by mistake. Here is a view of the bottom side of the apple pie.
This afternoon I baked another apple pie. The missionaries stopped by this evening and enjoyed both pies and some fresh baked bread.
