The time I forgot the sugar in my grandma's apple pie at a family reunion

I was in my aunt's kitchen in Dayton last Thanksgiving when I realized my mistake after the pies came out of the oven looking all wrong. I ended up making a quick caramel sauce to drizzle over the slices, and now my cousins ask for 'my' version every year. Anyone have a good save for a baking disaster?

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campbell.robin2mo ago

Dayton must have been a scene. That caramel sauce idea is brilliant, turning a forgotten ingredient into a family tradition. I once tried to fix a bland pumpkin pie with a heavy sprinkle of cinnamon sugar right before serving. It was a patch job, but it got eaten. Your save is way more clever.

laura2111mo ago

Dayton is my hometown, so I know exactly the kind of kitchen chaos you're talking about - my aunt's oven still runs hot by like 20 degrees lol. That caramel sauce fix is genius though, I bet it made the pie taste intentional and fancy. I once burned the bottom of a pecan pie so bad I had to scrape off the crust and serve it in little cups with whipped cream, which everyone called "deconstructed pie" and loved. Your story gives me hope that next time I mess up I can still turn it into a thing people ask for.

masondixon2mo ago

My last cake was dry so I brushed it with simple syrup and it saved the whole thing.