Michelle and Ryan threw their annual Holiday Pie Party this afternoon and once again I made an apple pie.  They say I’ll never win with an apple pie but dog gonnit I’m going to keep trying!  To switch it up a bit this year, I used a new recipe that involved adding fresh cranberries and topping it with a crumble.  As an apple pie, I thought it was quite yummy with a little sweet, a little tart, and a little texture from the chopped pecans.

Here’s the mixture of two kinds of apple, cinnamon, brown sugar, lemon juice, and cranberries.

Here’s the pie right before it goes into the oven.  Check out the little cubes of butter that I had to add to it!

After 30 mins, I added the crumble and baked it for another 45 minutes.  With some final touches of my little cut-out stars, it’s done!

I also had some filling and crust leftover so I made some mini pies with just filling and crust on top.  Aren’t they cute?!

Well, after everyone voted for their top three favorites and the points were tallied, a savory pie won again.  Aw shucks!

Vyl (for the second year in a row) won with a bacon and egg quiche that was super tasty and totally deserved to win. Perhaps it was because she pulled the Bacon Card?!  Next year I’m going to make a bacon and apple pie.  That should win it!!

Here are the rest of the photos.