How to Put Words on Pies

Mini Alphabet Pastry Cutters

I bought these very cute tiny alphabet pastry cutters from the William and Sonoma store at least a year ago.

Small letters with hand, for scale

I’ve been waiting for an occasion to use them, and tonight I had the chance.

Cutting out letters from pastry

I was asked to make a Happy 3rd Birthday pie for a group that meets tomorrow night to celebrate their third year of existence.

Pie before cooking with egg wash

I was hoping that the pie would behave in the oven and that the filling would not bubble over and ruin my letters.

Happy 3rd Birthday Pie

I think the pie came out even better than I hoped it might!