Pie birdie baptism

Today was a pie bird first for this house. Jamie's mom and I made pies and since we've never baked a pie with a pie bird inside before, we decided today was a great day to do just that. Jamie's mom showed me how she makes her tender, flaky crust.

My job was to add the cherries and a touch of butter and nestle the pie bird in the center.

The we added the top crust, trimmed the extra dough from the sides, and crimped the edges.

Into the oven it went.

And 45 minutes later out came the pie complete with pie birdie in the center, singing about all the piping hot and lightly browned glory of its nest.

The verdict is in - the pie birdie held up the top crust just right, and the pie was very delicious.

For consistency's sake, we may need to make pie again next weekend, however...just to be sure these results aren't a fluke - and I think I just heard cheers of joy in the background from happy taste testers who really like pie. Did someone suggest blueberry next? Hmmm....