How to bake an apple pie

find a perfect chef and a very willing student

select gorgeous, tasty apples

peel and slice apples

stage a silly photo with the uncle who
was sitting in the background of the last photo reading
the newspaper while the women work!

slice (very carefully) the apples

squeeze the lemon

rick...go back to your paper!

no...really squeeze that lemon!

add the yummy spices

shake....shake...shake...

steal a little taste

mmm...delicious

spread out the bottom crust

arrange it in the pie pan

pour in the tasty apples

...aaahhhh...

spread out the top crust

arrange it over the apples

prepare the egg wash and

spread it over the crust

cut vents in the crust

~a happy face works best~

sprinkle on the cinnamon and sugar

make some more funny faces

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bake

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wait patiently

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enjoy the delicious aroma coming from the kitchen

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two happy cooks

one gorgeous and delicious pie!

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totally forgot to take a picture of Emma digging in...oops!

thanks, Aunt Annie, for an experience she'll remember forever

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and a happy birthday to you tomorrow!