I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! This year was exciting for me because I helped my mom bake the pies. Every Thanksgiving, she makes two apple and two pumpkin pies - my mom's apple pie being one of my all-time favorite desserts.
Making pies from scratch has always intimidated me really because of the crust. It seems like it would be difficult to nail the right texture, that buttery flakiness that's firm enough to hold together, while making it look aesthetically pleasing. Yet baking with my mom taught me that with a little patience and practice, it's actually quite doable and more than worth the effort.
