The holidays are quickly approaching and with that comes many family traditions, including recipes that we all look forward to making and eating. Growing up, my grandma made the best apple pies. Everybody thought so and everybody loved them. I remember calling my grandma and asking for her piecrust recipe. My granbdma just laughted and said, "Oh Emily, I've been using Pillsbury ready-made pie crust for years." Talk about an easy recipe! Ever since that phone call, I have proudly used my Pillsbury ready-made piecrust and nobody has ever complained. Of course I take a little extra time to make my top crust as fancy as I can... but I like to be a little extra like that. Holidays are all about having fun and not stressing about the little things. Give this piecrust "recipe" a try... it's super easy, stress-free, and a family favorite!
Apple Pie Recipe:
8 Apples (choose different varieties)
1 cup white sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 cup flour
2 Tbsp butter
Ready-made pie crust
Peel & Slice Apples. Toss with cinnamon, sugars, flour. Set aside
Roll out ready-made pie crust. set in pie plate. Top with apple mixture. Dot with butter.
Put on decorated (or non decorated) top crust
Sprinkle top with cinnamon and sugar
Cover pie crust edges with tin foil to prevent burning
BAKE: 450 for 15 minutes... then 350 for minutes
**Remove tinfoil for last 30 minutes of baking
Supplies:
Bottle of choice
Tulle
Piece of cardboard
Packing tape
Piece of fabric
Orange paper
Red paper
Google eyes
LET’S CRAFT:
Step 1: Take your tulle and lay it over the top of the card board
Step 2: Taking a piece of tape, lay it across the cardboard securing the tulle. The cardboard should be in the middle of the tulle.
Step 3: Tape the cardboard with tulle onto the wine bottle
Step 4: Take fabric & wrap it around the bottle- on the front of your wine bottle (opposite the cardboard) pull knot about 1/2 way through (this will be your turkey face)
Step 5: Tie the tulle into bows making sure the bows are at the top of the cardboard (this will be your turkey tail)
Step 6: Take orange paper and cut into a beak. Red paper or red ribbon is for the wattles (those red dangly things) of your turkey
Step 7: Attach beak, wattles and googly eyes
You can find the full video linked below. Happy crafting!
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