Victory Pie!

This is what I had intended to do as an "Endorsement Pie" before the election, but my First Lego League team based at the seriously pro-pie Robinson Community Learning Center is headed to the state tournament after rocking and rolling the regional qualifier, and since the entire team really looks up to our president-elect, a little rebranding was in order.

This is basically an apple pie with crumb topping, with a few blueberries and cranberries added for decoration. Here I explicitly call for a mix of apple types to drive home the idea of delicious diversity.

Ingredients:

1 Whole wheat crust (recipe later)

Filling:
8 apples, including some golden delicious, jonagold, Granny Smith and Fuji apples
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 T lemon juice
2 T granulated sugar
2 T cornstarch

Topping:
1 cup good oats (Quaker or Aldi's store brand)
3/4 cup white flour
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 t salt
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
1/2 cup blueberries
1/2 cup cranberries

Procedure:

1) Get the crust into the pan, put it in the freezer for 15min, and set the oven to 425deg.

2) Mix brown sugar, lemon juice, and apples. See any of the fruit pie recipe's steps 2 and 3 for the rest (I've written it about 7 times already)

3) Place pie in hot oven for 30min. Meanwhile, make the topping by mixing the dry ingredients thoroughly, then cut in the butter. If the berries are frozen, help them thaw by placing them in bowls near the oven exhaust.

4) Pull the pie out of the oven. Pour the crumb part of the topping over the pie so it makes a pile in the center. Spread this around with your hands to make a roughly even layer. Now distribute the blueberries and cranberries to form the arc and stripes of our pie-loving president-elect's campaign logo.

5) Reduce the temperature to 400F, return the pie to the oven for about 25min. It's probably wise to place a pan under the pie to catch boiling apple drippings.

6) Let cool at least two hours, preferably six or more.

If you make one, please take a picture for me. For some reason, the kids (and parents) weren't willing to wait for my camera battery to charge.