TODAY   |  November 18, 2012

Cobbler vs. crisp: TODAY’s Thanksgiving bake off

“They’re so different; can’t they both win?” asked TODAY’s Erica Hill. Lester Holt, who has called himself a certified pie maker, put his crisp to the test against Dylan Dreyer’s cobbler.

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>> so while we were talking about our thanksgivings we were doing part that have interviewing is when it came out lester apparently is a certified pie maker. which everybody really caught on to and it seemed like the perfect opportunity for you to prove your skills. although, interestingly enough, there's no pie. i don't see any crust. but we have a little bakeoff with dylan who is a fine baker in her own right.

>> dylan likes to bake. you said you like to make a crisp. i said i prefer to make apple berry cobbler.

>> because you buy your pie crust .

>> wow.

>> i can't make a pie crust either.

>> this is from scratch, apples and blueberries. would you like to try some?

>> yes. we need to know what's in yours, too.

>> pretty straightforward, a mix of apples and then the brown sugar and the oatmeal on top. pretty standard apple crisp here.

>> we going in? we're doing everybody?

>> ladies first.

>> i know what mine tastes like. so i'm going right to dylan 's here.

>> dylan , it's good.

>> wow. i love the cinnamon.

>> do you like it?

>> i haven't had in in like 25 years. that's amazing.

>> thank you.

>> it's really good.

>> the secret to mine because on top of the apple crisp gets dried out --

>> you win.

>> melt the butter and then mix it together.

>> that's what i tasted.

>> it's the butter mixed in with everything on top.

>> let's try lester's.

>> hers is good, right?

>> here is the thing. they're different. can't they both win?

>> i like that.

>> they are different.

>> good.

>> they're good for you. they have fruit.

>> there's a lot of fruit.

>> think of all the antioxidants.

>> and yours has oats for your heart.

>> oats and lots of apples.

>> this is easy. a lot of butter and the strawberries and the apples.

>> the first ingredient shouldn't be butter.

>> it takes on its own --

>> they're so great.

>> really. where do we place our orders for thanksgiving?

>> you actually don't. i made two. believe it or not, i was participating in a bake sale for charity. and i made this same dish. i don't know if it sold, though, or not.

>> it had to have. it's delicious.

>> really good. you guys really impressed. granted erica and i were not invited to participate.

>> we know why. our skills in baking are so strong they were intim daidated.

>> i don't bake that much. i prefer to cook, chicken pot pie is one of my favorites. when i heard pie, i could throw in a chicken pot pie .

>> i think you should have your own cooking segment.

>> thank you.

>> great job.

>> yours, too.

>> we'll be back after these me messages. with depression, simple