Crunchy Apples..

he other day I decided to make a pie for our dinner guests...Not just ANY pie...but a caramel apple pie from SCRATCH. After about an hour and a 1/2 into the project, I realized that I was in a little above my head. I frantically called my mom. (This is what I always do when I'm having baking troubles). I had told her earlier that day that I was going to attempt to make a pie, so I figured I could just jump right into the phone conversation with my baking calamity question.

I frantically spat out, "Mom, are the apples supposed to be crunchy?"

She replied, "Yes, apples are crunchy."

Exasperated since I needed an answer immediately (my apples were boiling on the stove after all) "I mean the apples in my pie. Are they supposed to be crunchy?"

Her response, "What?"

I shouted a little louder, "I'm making a pie. Are the apples supposed to be crunchy?"

"OOOooooh...you're making a pie."

"Yes, I'm baking a pie and I need an answer NOW!"

"Well, have you baked the pie yet?"

Feeling a little sheepish, I answered "Oh...I didn't read that far ahead. Thanks for your help. I gotta get these apples off of the stove."

I finally finished my pie. It actually turned out wonderful. I just think it's funny my mom thought I called her to ask her if plain old apples are supposed to be crunchy....

The final product