Cherry Apple Lattice Pie

Please email me if you would like the full recipe.  This recipe is from my Taste of Home Best-Loved Pies, page 17.

What a beautiful morning to bake a pie!  This pie was Jason's pick.  He just loves apple pie but I told him I already made that one so he picked one with apples in it.  I am excited to give this pie a try too.  I peeled, cored and sliced my apples the same way I did for the apple pie for this recipe, again I just think they bake up nicely when done this way.

I mixed all the ingredients together then went about making the crust.  This is a double crust pie which I think is so much harder to make than a single crust.  I never feel I can get the top crust to come out just right.  Today after I rolled out the bottom crust and put the filling in I started to roll out the top crust and it just would not roll out.  So instead of fighting with it I threw it out and started over.  The second time worked much better.  I love doing the lattice top because I think it is so pretty.  I am not very good at making it look like the pictures but it tastes the same anyway!

After putting the strips on, which I cut with my pizza cutter, I sprinkled the topping on (in the recipe). 

The recipe says to cover edges with foil for 15 minutes.  I don't know if you have ever tried this before, but I hate doing it.  It never fails when I open the oven door the heat causes the foil to fly off, so I found a silicone cover at a kitchen store and decided to give it a try.  I love it!  It fit right over the top and even has cut outs for the pie plates handles.  After 15 minutes I turned the heat down and removed the cover and it was perfect.


I am not sure how this pie will taste but it smells just heavenly!  I will post results tomorrow!

Next week I am going to make - Coconut Pistachio Pie!  I remember my grandpa always made something with pistachio pudding and I am hoping this will remind me of him.  I know Jason and Lucas won't try it so we will have to see what my friends say about it.