John turned 26 on January 5th! John isn't a huge fan of big birthday celebrations, which seems absolutely crazy to me since I like to celebrate my birthday for the entire month. I always like to do something special :) This year John requested a homemade dinner and an apple pie - from SCRATCH (probably because he knows what a great cook I am). If you know me, clearly that is a joke. But being the great fiance that I am, I obliged and made chicken parmesan and the apple pie. I was pretty proud of my cooking, so I took a picture. (Ignore the random assortment of placemats haha)
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| John's B-day dinner |
Thanks to my great friend Morgan I was able to make John's wishes of an apple pie come true. Here are a couple before and after pics of the pie.
If you would like to make a great pie of your own, here is the recipe - compliments of the great Morgan Sattler. Sidenote: Most people probably know that you are supposed to peel the apples. Being the amateur cook that I am, I forgot. The pie was still DELICIOUS, but I think I would peel the apples next time :)
Ingredients:
6 apples, 3 golden delicious, 3 granny smith. Cored and sliced
1/3 c brown sugar
1/3 c white sugar
1 Tablespoon flour
1 Tablespoon cinnamon
1/4 tsp nutmeg
Mix above together well. Place into pie crust.
Crumb topping:
3/4 c flour
3/4 c. butter
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/4 c. brown sugar
1/4 c. white sugar
Cut with pastry blender until mixed well, pile/press onto top of pie.
Bake 400 - for 15 mins
350 - 35-40 mins. Will be bubbly and crust and topping golden.
I think John really enjoyed the meal and it was a success! I actually really enjoy cooking and baking, it's just a matter of finding the time to really learn and practice.
Happy Birthday babe - looking forward to spending the rest together (and married)! :)
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