Anyone who knows me, knows that I am not a pie baker. I've had people ask, "Do you think you could make me a pie?" more times than I can count. My standard reply is always a laugh, followed by, "You wouldn't want ME to make you pie." But, the last few times I've been asked, "I could try" has just slipped out of my mouth. Hmm .... maybe that means I'm ready to venture into the world of pie.

Last week a couple I had planned to bake a wedding cake for in September got in touch to say that they really want PIE for their wedding. Could I let them know what the cost would be? Do I even do pie? I told them that if they gave me the weekend I would practice and let them know. Of course my family would be thrilled. After all, they only get pie when my mom makes any variety of berry or apple pie (lucky for them she actually makes pie a lot) and on Thanksgiving when Scott's dad makes pumpkin pie. We have made a cheesecake 3 or 4 times and I think we've made a pie once or twice in our almost 19 year marriage!

Thoughts from the testers

My husband, daughter Elizabeth and son Xander agreed that the pie was delicious. The crust was flaky and the amount of filling was perfect! The big place for improvement lies in its beauty. I need another practice pie for this! I love this idea of cutting out the top crust from shapes, especially for a wedding!

The thickness was just perfect. Once the pie had cooled the filling didn't run at all. The bottom of the crust was perfect - not soggy at all!