This is a Thanksgiving recipe I tried out years ago. Feel free to try it yourself!
You will need:
- 1 promise to bake an apple pie for Thanksgiving dinner
- 2-4 hours' sleep
- 15 presses of the "snooze" button
- 1-2 hours less prep time than required to bake said pie and have yourself and child(ren) ready to leave the house at 11:00AM
- 8-10 impatient family members
Brush teeth, shower, dress for 5-10 minutes. Using a loud voice, instruct other family members to repeat this step for themselves. Make pie crust, not allowing the 30 minute refrigeration time called for in the recipe. Prepare pie filling, place in unbaked pie shell, promise to bake pie at Mom's while eating dinner. Do not bring cookbook.
Run to the car at 11:45AM, then simmer in holiday traffic for 25-30 minutes.
Arriving at Mom's, provide half-baked excuses for lateness within earshot of all other upset relatives. Begin eating dinner, forgetting to bake pie for approximately 30 minutes.
Begin baking pie, forgetting proper baking time and substituting it for far less time than required in recipe. Serve pie. Wonder why it doesn't taste as delicious as previous times you've baked it using the same recipe.
Once back at home, review recipe and realize pie was undercooked by 25-30 minutes. Abandon dreams of becoming a professional baker.
Serves 8-10, if they'll eat it.
