Yesterday, after Clayton got home from school, we got started. Justin always teases me that I never make pie - even though I talk about it a lot. So yesterday, there was pie!
The boys loved using the apple corer/peeler/slicer. It's a good thing there were a lot of apples to go around!
The also loved helping me roll out the dough. I had to keep a close eye on Noah though, he would just as soon eat it as roll it!
The pie is ready for the oven!
The finished product. It's not the prettiest pie (not a zessert by any means), but we were pretty proud of it.
It tasted delicious! I have made and destroyed pies in the past so I was a little gun shy, but this one was picture perfect. My helpers and I will definitely attempt this again!
After the apple pie was done, we still had plenty of apples. So today, while Clayton was at school, Noah and I made applesauce. Noah was over the moon about having the apple corer/peeler/slicer all to himself. I love how easily he's entertained!
Stirring the applesauce.
He loves to stir things and was very careful not to touch the pot or the stove. I love doing things one on one with my kids. It makes them so happy (and it makes me feel pretty happy too).
As Noah and I were mashing the apples we decided that we liked it a bit chunkier and more like a relish than a sauce. The boys had some for dessert tonight and they were both big fans. (I also had some tonight over vanilla ice cream - heaven!)
As the boys and I baked, we couldn't forget about our favorite girl. Unfortunately, she's too young to help us, but we wanted to include her in the apple fun. So we set her up in her highchair with an apple and she went to town on it!
She doesn't like to sit IN her highchair anymore. We are working on it, but - as you can see - it's not always very successful.
It's been apples, apples, apples at our house all week. We still have a few more that (I hope) we're going to use to make mini apple tarts this weekend. It's been so much fun sharing this time with my kids baking, talking, singing, and laughing together!
5 comments:
one of my favorite apple treats is apple crisp. usually also served with ice cream lol. but it's soo yum. crunchy and carmelly,.. without actually being carmel. :) apple muffins are good. apple leather if you have a dehydrator or use your oven to make dried apple slices. mmmmm.
Your pie was beautiful! I am so impressed! I love baking with fresh fruit. It is so satisfying.
The longer you guys have been gone the more I realize how much we relied on you to show us how to parent. (I hear your nervous laugh and see the rolling eyes, but hear me out) I think we would've become hovering parents if we hadn't learned from you guys not to deal with the crap kids pull. You're a great mom Ariane, at least you make yourself out to be one in your blog(wink)you realy are though. No one can make a zessert like the original. (Sob) I'm feeling nostalgic this time of year!
That apple pie looks delicious! I love the pictures of Josie! So cute!
I love homemade apple sauce, and that pie looks delicious too! We recently got a bunch of peaches and I want to make a pie, but was a little intimidated. Your post has inspired me to give it a try!
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