Because apparently, he loves his mother’s Apple Pie.
Recently I overheard IZ on the phone with his mother, ” I love two kinds of apple pie. Wende’s, of course, Â and yours.” Â This is news to me! Because whenever I bake apple pie the boy lies through his teeth and says, “This is the best apple pie! I wouldn’t eat anything but your apple pie.”
Let’s get things straight here, my apple is nothing special. In fact, I won’t serve it to friends. I draw the limit at tormenting family. IZ just has fond memories because I baked apple pie for him for months when we were first married. I was attempting to perfect my pie crust skills, so I baked an apple pie each week. I’m not partial to apple pie, (that’s southern for “I abhor it!”) so I could safely bake it and not also eat it. He gained 20 lbs. Love, I tell you, it makes you fat and happy.
However, I had no clue he had a soft spot for his mother’s pie. He never said. Not that I would have listened, I don’t think. In fact, I’m pretty sure I would have told him, “Are you married to your mother? NO. Is your mother here baking you pie? No. You will eat MY pie because I baked it, buster.” Ok, I wouldn’t have said it, but I would have shot him a look that summed up my position. My house, my pie.
These days, I’m old, er, and wise, er, and it’s probably time to stop tormenting the man with my apple pie. I stepped up and got the recipe from my mother-in-law. But, being resistant (I’m southern) and stubborn (southern) and wiley (southern) I wasn’t about to give in easily. Which is why I opened up our coffee time this morning with my big move.
Me: “I have a proposition for you. I want to bribe you.”
IZ: “With what?”
Me: “With pie. If you’ll make me a pdf recipe template for Evidently, I’ll bake you pie. I’ll bake you your mother’s apple pie.”
IZ: “Sounds fair to me.”
So today, he made a template and now you can clicky, clicky for a printable recipe card! And me, I baked pie. Apple pie. His mother’s pie. And you didn’t hear it from me, but it’s pretty good pie.
Click here for a printable recipe card :Â Kellie’s Brown Bag Apple Pie
This sounds a lot like Jeff’s favorite apple pie as well. He is a diehard cherry pie man, but we once had a Dutch Apple from Julian, near San Diego, that was absolutely divine! I’ve been trying to recreate it ever since. I can’t wait to try this one. Love the recipe card! Thank you!
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Oh, thanks!! I hope it turns out for you. Let me know. 😀 ~W
Yummy! I like the idea of your suggested changes. Can’t wait for version 2. 😀
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Oh yeah? Hmm… what ELSE do I need you to do. What? You thought I would just bake you a pie? Hahahah. xoxo
Darling! Looks great can’t wait to try it!
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Awesome! ~W
It looks great, except that I’m a fan of the apple pie with the crumbly topping. (French apple pie?) However, I am fascinated by this printable recipe card!
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The photo doesn’t do it justice, there is a crumb topping. I think it needs to brown more and have some cinnamon in it 😀 ~W
Love the card!
My husband swears my cooking is the best. I know he’d say the same thing to his mom though. 😉
That recipe is just like my mom’s recipe!
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Smart man! 😀 Does yours come out golden brown? I’m thinking I need to let it bake outside the bag for a few minutes so the top actually gets all carmel-y. ~W