Northmart - NWC

Ingredients

Base

• 9-inch frozen pie crust (or one homemade pie crust)

Filling

• 1 pound strawberries, washed then hulled & chopped
• ¼ cup sugar
• Pinch cinnamon
• Pinch salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 teaspoons corn starch or 1 tablespoon flour
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice (optional)

Topping

• ½ cup oats
• ½ cup flour
• ¼ cup brown sugar
• Pinch salt
• ¼ cup cold butter or non-hydrogenated margarine

Directions for Preparation

1. Preheat the oven to 400°F. Poke the pie crust with a fork and bake for 10 minutes.
2. In a bowl, stir together all the filling ingredients. Set aside.
3. Put all the topping ingredients into another bowl.
4. Using a butter knife, cut into it while mixing it with the oat mixture. The topping should look like small pea-size lumps.  
5. Pour the filling into the pie crust followed by the oat topping. Spread out in an even layer.  
6. Place the pie on a cookie sheet and bake 350°F for 45-60 minutes or until the crust becomes a golden brown
7. Let cool at least an hour before serving.  

Helpful conversions when making the strawberry pie: 454 grams = one pound = about 3 cups chopped strawberries, 1 ½ pounds strawberries = perfect for a twelve-inch pie.