digits of Pi – Dorm Bakery

In case you didn’t realize, March 14 is Pi day. Yes, ‘Pi’ as in 3.1415926… Because the date is 3/14…Get it? Yeah, it’s kinda nerdy clever. Anyways, the perfect way to celebrate Pi day, apart from solving many many mathematical equations, or reciting as many digits of Pi as you know, would be to bake a pie. And that is what we did. Bake a pie, I mean. We were craving something fruity and kinda classic, so we decided to make another apple pie; this time hitting up more of the savory side with sharp cheddar in the crust. We also wanted to put candied bacon on top…but the baking of the bacon didn’t go so well…It was mostly an experiment. We made crust from a box, which was a little difficult and didn’t yield as much crust as I had expected. The dough wouldn’t stick together but I eventually formed it into a base crust stuffed with shredded sharp cheddar. Then we sliced some granny smith apples and mixed them with brown sugar, a titch of flour, a splash of water, cinnamon, all spice, and a few tablespoons of maple syrup. Once we put it all together we popped it into the oven at 350 for about 35 minutes. After it came out we devoured that pie with some vanilla ice cream. Although the bacon did not turn out the pie was not to be beat. A perfect celebration of Pi day.