After all, no one wants an overly sweet, mealy, or mushy apple pie. To get the real-deal apples-to-apples scoop, I reached out to Lauren Windham, certified chef and sommelier, Food Network Chopped ...
The aroma grew stronger, and I squirmed with anticipation as she pulled a crisped brown paper bag out of the oven: This was my favorite part of her apple pie process, other than the eating.