Day 11

So today I made cupcakes and a pie for my father for Day 11. We got both of the recipes from a wonderful blog called bakeanddestroy.net. There are a shit ton of whoopie pie, cupcake, pie, and general great baking nonsense in there. I really recommend a look.

We started out first with the cupcakes, which are a pumpkin spice deal. Here are some pictures.





And then I made my first pie. And I think that there is some kind of weird joke in that last sentence. But anyway, here are some pictures of the Blackberry Pie of Northern Darkness. This pie is straight up Hunter's death metal alley.



This orange is speckled because I had to zest it. And by zest I mean rub it all over with a vegetable peeler.
Sam covering the dough circles in plastic wrap


Filling and black stuff.

Pre-bake

After-bake. I think I was supposed to poke slits in it so that some of the hot air could escape, because it swelled up real bad. Like a pie spider had bit my pie and an allergic reaction had been had. I don't know. I made a pie.



All of this was for my Dad, and his wife. Sam and I never had a chance to give them a Christmas present, nor time to get to see them with her going to Jersey and them taking a trip out of the state. So, I'm heading out to the suburbs tomorrow to give it to them. I don't even know if my Dad likes blackberries, probably should have asked that. Anyway, tell me what you think about it.