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Hunger Games: Mockingjay Pie

This recipe is dedicated to the final movie Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2. I now decided to do theme recipes for any movie, show, book an etc.

Ingredients
For the Shortbread
• Cooking spray
• 9 ounces all-purpose flour (about 2 cups)
• 1/4 cup cornstarch
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup canola oil
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 vanilla bean, split length wise
For the Apple Pie
• 1 recipe prepared Perfect Pie Dough
• 2 1/2 pounds mixed apples (such as Gala and Granny Smith), peeled, cored, and cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 large egg white
• 2 tablespoons turbinado or raw sugar
• 2 tablespoons apricot jam, melted

Directions
Shortbread
1. Preheat oven to 350°.

2. Line bottom and sides of a 13 x 9–inch baking pan with foil; coat foil with cooking spray, and set aside.

3. Weigh or lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour, cornstarch, and salt in a large bowl; stir with a whisk.

4. Place butter in a medium bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed 2 minutes or until light and fluffy. Add oil; beat with a mixer at medium speed 3 minutes or until well blended. Gradually add sugar, beating well. Scrape seeds from vanilla bean, and add seeds to butter mixture; discard bean. Add flour mixture, beating at low speed just until blended. Spoon dough into prepared pan. Place a sheet of heavy-duty plastic wrap over dough; press to an even thickness. Discard plastic wrap. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Cool in pan 5 minutes on a wire rack; cut into 32 pieces. Carefully lift foil from pan; cool squares completely on a wire rack.
Apple Pie
1. Preheat oven to 375°. Lightly flour your fingers. With one hand, bring your thumb and index finger together on the edge of the crust of prepared dough to form small peaks all the way around. Use your other hand to stabilize the pie plate. Freeze 10 minutes or until firm.

2. Toss together apples and next 5 ingredients (through cinnamon) in a bowl. Arrange filling in dough in concentric circles. Brush top edges of dough with egg white, and sprinkle with turbinado sugar. Bake in middle of oven for 40-50 minutes or until crust is golden brown and apples are tender. (If crust is becoming too brown, cover with foil.)

3. Transfer to a wire rack, and brush filling with jam; let cool. Slice and serve slightly warm or cool.

Servings and Time: Shortbread (32 servings for 10-40 min); Apple Pie (8 servings for an hour)