Rolling the Crusts and Assembling the Pies
Bringing the Homemade Fried Apple Pies Together
With the homemade pie dough prepared and the apple filling ready, volunteers gather for one of the most enjoyable stages of the Harvest Festival Apple Pie Tradition—rolling the pie crusts and assembling the pies.
This step combines everything that has been prepared over the previous workdays. Volunteers roll the homemade dough, place it into pie pans, carefully add the apple filling, and assemble each pie by hand. Every pie receives the same attention and care that has made Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church’s homemade fried apple pies a Harvest Festival favorite for generations.
Before long, flour-covered tables, rolling pins, pie pans, and rows of carefully assembled pies fill the fellowship hall. Volunteers often work in an assembly-line fashion, each person contributing to a different part of the process. Experienced helpers gladly share techniques with newer volunteers, making pie-making a wonderful opportunity to pass along traditions while building friendships across generations.
Each year, more than 30 volunteers work together to prepare approximately 700 homemade fried apple pies. Every pie reflects careful hands, teamwork, and a shared commitment to serving the church and the community through the Harvest Festival.
The photographs below capture this important stage of the Apple Pie Tradition. They celebrate the teamwork, craftsmanship, fellowship, and joyful spirit that have made pie-making one of Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church’s most cherished traditions.
Continue the Apple Pie Journey
To learn the complete story behind this tradition, visit our Apple Pie Tradition page.
Then continue exploring the other stages of the journey:
Every pie assembled is another reminder that the Harvest Festival is about much more than food. It is a celebration of faith, fellowship, hospitality, and generations of volunteers serving together with willing hands and joyful hearts.
Supplies needed to make the crusts and pies
