Richard making his first ever pies for the Men's pie contest at Park Place Baptist Church this July 4th weekend. 
He did so good and the pies tasted excellent even though he didn't win. 
Blue Bell Natural Vanilla Bean ice cream and fresh homemade apple pie - no place like America!

So if you've never made a pie, here are the pictures attached and the process to make from scratch:
Make the pastry dough
Make the pastry dough

Peel, core, slice the apples Slicing apples
Peel, core, slice the apples and coat with lemon juice to keep from turning brown

Add seasonings like cinnamon, cloves, raisins
Add seasonings like cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, raisins

Roll out dough for bottom crust
Roll out the dough for the bottom crust

Trim excess dough
Trim excess dough

Fill with apple mixture
Fill with apple mixture

Pile high!
Pile high!

Vent top crust
Vent top crust

Pie #1 ready to bake
Pie #1 ready to bake

Filling #2 pie
Filling #2 pie

Pile this one even higher!
Pile even higher

Second pie's top crust
Second pie's top crust

#2 ready for oven
#2 ready for oven

Fresh baked pies just out of oven
Baked pies just out of the oven.
#1 on left and #2 on right
#2 was the contest entry - it didn't win, but we sure enjoy them both.

I'm so proud of him!