Time to Pie. What do?

I slept really badly last night, so I may as well make a pie. Because I love pie almost as much as sleeping, pie and sleep are interchangeable like that. So…also making up recipe as I go because sleep deprived. Ingredients list at the bottom for those interested.

Prepare for the longest post ever :3

    Step 1. Wash and peel applessssss

    Step 1. Wash and peel applessssss.

    Step 2. Seriously, use an apple corer tall enough not to bash your knuckles.

    Step 2. Seriously, use an apple corer tall enough not to bash your knuckles.

    Step 3. Remove any core junk the corer left behind. Surprisingly important!

    Step 3. Remove any core junk the corer left behind. Surprisingly important!

    Step 4. Omnislash apples, then time for dry ingredients!

    Step 4. Omnislash apples, then time for dry ingredients!

    Step 5. Mix dry ingredients alone, then gently coat apples with mixture.

    Step 5. Mix dry ingredients alone, then gently coat apples with mixture.

    Step 6. Experiment with ingredients for a crumb topping?!?!? なに??

    Step 6. French style crumb topping?!?!? なに??

    Step 7. Cutting butter into flour will take the rest of your natural life.

    Step 7. Cutting butter into flour will take the rest of your natural life.

    Step 8. Fit ready-made pie crust into baking pan; somewhat arrange apple mess.

    Step 8. Fit ready-made pie crust into baking pan; somewhat arrange apple mess.

    Step 9. Smash on as much topping as possible!!!!

    Step 9. Smash on as much topping as possible!!!!

    Step 10. After 30 minutes at 350° I was afraid the edges would burn, so I covered them with foil.

    Step 10. After 30 minutes at 350° I was afraid the edges would burn, so I covered them with foil.

    Step 11. After 20 more minutes at 300°, OMG PIE!!

    Step 11. After 20 more minutes at 300°, OMG PIE!!

    Step 12. We almost accidentally the whole thing...!

    Step 12. We almost accidentally the whole thing...!

    Filling Ingredients:
    7 – medium/large sized mcintosh apples
    lemon juice – squirt it like lighter fluid
    ¼ cup – granulated sugar
    2 tbsp – whole wheat flour
    1 ¼ tsp – ground cinnamon
    ¼ tsp – ground nutmeg
    ¼ tsp – ground ginger
    Topping Ingredients:
    ½ cup – BUTTER!! Yeah, the whole stick.
    ½ cup – packed brown sugar
    ⅔ cup – all purpose flour
    ⅓ cup – oats
    1 tsp – more cinnamon
    a couple dashes – ground cloves
    Now it’s time to play some FF6. YEAH!!

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