Celebrating Michelle Obama With Apple Cobbler

I saw a video viral, and the caption said, when racism tries to humiliate black women, we respond by honoring her humanity, joy, and legacy. So today, I'm celebrating Michelle Obama by making her famous apple cobbler. Michelle Obama has always said cooking keeps her grounded. I'm going to follow the recipe almost exactly. It calls for eight Granny Smith apples, peeled and sliced. Even when she lived in the White House, family dinner still mattered. They go into a bowl. Okay, here are one of my little changes. Lemon juice. I'm going to add a little bit of vanilla too. Brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. She brought a kitchen garden back to the White House and made growing food a part of her legacy. She talked about baking desserts for holidays and gatherings because food is how families connect and show love. The recipe calls for three sheets of pie crust. It's a little semi-homemade moment. It says, roll them out as thin as possible and then we layer them. Quickly. In the comments, which one do you think I picked? I picked the heart. Don't be trying to act like I'm predictable. I bought them both. Here's our second layer of crust. Prick some holes in the bottom. For the apples, pour them directly into the crust with their sweet, spiced juices. We're resisting the urge to blind bake this because I'm following directions for the most part. But my pie is extra thick because I didn't use a 9 by 13 pan. I'm going to talk to you. I'm going to talk to you. The next step is to dot butter all around the apples. We have to put the double layer of crust on top too. Second layer. Can y'all picture Michelle Obama in the White House making apple cobbler for her family before everything else? She always said her most important title was Mom. Then we brush the top with butter. She did give a tip to preheat the oven to 325 degrees and then turn it down to 300 for three hours. And this makes the flaky crust that her man likes. It won't be three hours for you, but it will be for me. I don't know why I didn't just learn how to do TikTok dances. We're back. Recipe in caption. Let's scoop some. Oh, it is flaky. Wow. Oh, it's juicy. Oh, wow. That is good. I cannot believe this crust is flaky. It's legit.