Half baked

Why do they say 'easy as pie'?
How is pie so easy that it got that distinction?

Have you tried baking a pie?

It’s actually one complex little pastry! There's no combining of ingredients, dashing it into a pan and baking it to a delicious death black. It's a small science of getting the base just right, mixing the right fruity mix (or meat if you’re so inclined) and popping the crusty lid on and baking it an even golden brown!

Surely it should be as easy as say, pancakes! Or toast! Or something that is well, easy to make!

 (I'm pretty sure they also don't mean 'as easy as Pi' cause that takes the saying to whole new decimal point of uncertainty!)

Best I can recommend is gathering up a furrowed brow, a calculator and tasty baked good and then sitting back and pondering this interesting piece of Pie-losophy!