When you think about “America,” what comes to mind? Freedom? The Star Spangled Banner? Mel Gibson in the Patriot? I think of pie. Apple pie, to be exact. Nothing is more American to me than apple pie. I mean, the saying “as American as apple pie” exists for a reason… The last time I made apple pie was, coincidentally, on a 4th of July…5-ish years ago. I really want pie when I got up that morning, so I rolled out some dough and made a fresh pie brimming with tangy-sweet apples and topped with a pretty lattice crust. It didn’t occur to me that this was the perfect Independence Day dessert until we went over to a friend’s place for a BBQ, and...
