Live Blogging Baking

I've always wanted to try this. Of course, usually you do so while watching something like the Oscars or Kentucky Derby, but since baking in our house is an annual event, well...

1:30: Chad - This fruit is going to go bad if we don't use it soon. Mandy - Umm...okay. I'll make a pie or something.

1:45: Doing a search for pies that uses only ingredients I have on hand. I have two pre-made pie crusts in the fridge and enough fruit to do two peach pies and a blueberry pie. I'm thinking some type of oatmeal topping for one of the peach pies and maybe a meringue crust for the other. A single crust blueberry pie recipe is hard to come by.

2:08: Still looking for a recipe. Who knew it'd be so hard?

2:20: Found a few recipes that I'm going to try to combine. I figure that as long as I keep each element separate, it won't matter if I'm mixing recipes.

2:30: Asked Danielle if a Corningware dish could sub as a deep dish pie pan.

2:40: Start the blueberry pie. I forgot to bring the crust to room temperature with somewhat disastrous results. The crust starts crumbling as I try to put it in the dish. Fortunately, I have wax paper. I roll out the crust between two sheets of paper and bring back to it's former, semi-round glory.

2:45: Where on earth are my measuring cups?! I know I have some but they're no where to be found. I do have one one-cup measuring cup in my flour bin. Contemplate eyeballing the measurements. Post said contemplation on facebook and get adamant responses advising me, "Don't eyeball baking measurements!!" I take this advice to heart and continue my quest for a measuring cup.

2:55: Found a measuring cup. But it's metric. How the heck did I end up with a metric measuring cup? Did I pick it up while on vacation in the UK? That would make about as much sense as buying a toast caddy. Oh wait. Never mind.

3:00: Successfully converted measurements to metric and am well on my way towards Pie Number 1 - deep dish blueberry sour cream with a crumbly topping.

3:05: Pie in the oven. Time to feed Elizabeth.

3:55: Time to take pie out. Wait. It's not quite done yet.

4:00: Still not done.

4:05: Lookin' good! What a pie...wait a minute. Is it a pie or a cobbler?

4:10: Peach pie will have to wait until this evening or tomorrow morning. The kids are up and it's time to go to the in-laws' for dinner.