Recently, I checked a book out of the library titled, “How to Make an Apple Pie and See the World” by Marjorie  Priceman. 

This book is about a little girl who would like to make and apple pie but doesn’t have any of the ingredients on hand. We had a great time learning and reading about where some of the best places in the world are to get ingredients for apple pie. Did you know that the best cinnamon in the world is from Sri Lanka (which Lucas quickly located on our world map, thanks to Clever Dragons). If comes from the bark of the kurundu tree in the rain forest. Just peel off the bark – who knew! We went into the kitchen and grabbed a piece of cinnamon and, sure enough, it did look like a curled piece of bark!

At the back of the book is a recipe for the pie as well. Luckily, we did not have to travel the world (well, that would be pretty cool!) but had the ingredients at hand. So, this weekend past the boys and I make the pie. My first ever and so theirs as well. So yum!

The boys took turns adding the ingredients and rolling out the dough.

Xander added the apples and I managed to convince him to not take one of the sugared apple pieces for himself just yet!

I didn’t have any parchment paper for rolling the dough so I floured the counter instead. No good it seems. We ended up putting the dough into the pie stone in pieces. The top, too. Oh, and we used GF all-purpose flour which I think was part of the culprit for that one. I should have added more water. But, hey, first time and with substitutions to boot, I had faith it would taste just fine.

I think it turned out just fine and the boys we so pleased and proud. I must say, I was too.

And, of course, they couldn’t wait to eat it!

I’d do it alllll over again.