Pi Pie

Hello everyone! I decided to make a pie out of pi to celebrate pi month. All of the measurements for this tasty dessert are 3.14 with a different unit.

This was a challenge for me because I have never baked a pie from scratch before and the recipe is almost completely made up. I do have a lot of experience with baking in general, so I just built off of that knowledge.

Materials used:

Crust

1. 3.14 oz all-purpose flour
2. 3.14 g salt
3. 3.14 tbsp unsalted butter
4. 3.14 tsp water

Filling

1. 3.14 oz apple
2. 3.14 oz sugar
3. 3.14 tsp flour
4. 3.14 tsp honey
5. 3.14 g cinnamon

For the pie I wanted to make a mini one because I was not sure how great it would turn out. I didn't want to use up all of our ingredients on something inedible.

Because of this I had to do conversions from multiple different recipes online. Not only that, I also needed to find what unit I could convert the measurements to in order for them to all be 3.14.

The first step for the baking process was to measure out the ingredients for the crust. We have this scale for baking which I used for most of the components because I found it to be more exact.

Combining all the ingredients left me with a doughy mixture that I hand kneaded on a cutting board.

I rolled the dough out with a rolling pin on a cutting board so I could cut out the crust's shape.

I put the crust in the oven set to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and baked it for 8 minutes. This step is key for the crust to fully bake.

While the crust was cooking, I measured out the filling ingredients and mixed them in a large bowl.

When the crust was finished baking, I took it out of the oven and added the filling. I hadn't planned to add a top but there was left over crust, so I did a weave design. I put that in the oven and cooked it for 19 minutes, until the edges were golden brown.

While the Pi Pie was done baking, the smell was incredible, and I was surprised to see that it didn't fall apart in the oven.

As soon as I cut the pie cinnamon juice spilled out but the slice, I got was still yummy even though it didn't look pretty. The filling was maybe a little too sweet and there was definitely too much salt in the crust, but in a weird way they balanced each other out. I don't recommend making pies with only 3.14 measurements but if you must this "recipe" is a good starting point.

All in all, I had a great time baking a pie with all the measurements being pi! Thank you.