Our base throws a pretty fun Fall Festival every year, just three blocks away from our doorstep over where our "big playground" is in housing. They offer lunch, a bounce house, some fun games like tug of war and gunny sack races, a fire truck and "burning" building set up where kids can use the actual fire hose and other such activities.They even created a pumpkin "patch" over in a field on the other side of the neighborhood. They take you there on a hay ride (a couple utility tractors pulling trailers full of haybales) and let kids pick out a pumpkin each. It was a fun way to spend an afternoon, especially when it's free!
The other day we kept up with the fall spirit by making apple pies. Like literally. It's almost kind of simple. Take some larger apples of any kind (I used golden delicious since it's what we had the most of from our apple picking) and core them using a corer. Or if you don't have one (like me) and like doing things the incredibly difficult way, use a knife and somehow attempt to carve out the core without stabbing yourself or destroying the shell of the apple. Then, scoop out as much apple as you can from the inside, and put it in a bowl.
Then, add some cinnamon, brown sugar and vanilla to taste to the apple pieces in the bowl. Stir, and then spoon them back into the hallowed apples.
Cover the apples with premade pie crust. Put the apple pies in a baking dish that has enough water in it to cover the bottom of the dish.
Cover in foil and bake for 45 mins or so. Then take the foil off and let it bake another 15 minutes or so, until it's golden brown and apple is soft.
Slice and eat! This would be good with some caramel drizzled over the top too.
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| Apple pie! Or pie apples. You decide. Either way, delicious |
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