The apple peeler/slicer/corer is one of my favorite kitchen tools. I absolutely love the concept and design, so elegant and sturdy.

I attempted a fancy double crust apple pie. The recipe is one from the red and white Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book, but with The Spice House’s Apple Pie Spice. The crust is from The Gluten Free Gourmet Cooks Comfort Foods. I cut small maple leaves out of the top crust rather than try a lattice with the crumbly GF crust. Next time, I need to do an egg wash to keep the extra leaves stuck on. Next time I also want to lay the apples in neatly, rather than the lumpy bumpy higgelty piggelty way I did this time.

The pie tasted much better than it looked, and a slice also makes quite a nice breakfast.