Mock Apple Pie

Apple pie without apples. Fun pie tastes like apple pie.
Ingredients -
2 (9-inch) Unbaked Pie Crusts
36 Ritz Crackers (1 roll from Ritz box), broken up coarsely
2 cups Water
2 cups Sugar
2 teaspoons Cream of Tartar
2 tablespoons Fresh Lemon Juice
Zest of 1 Fresh Lemon
1/2 cup softened Butter (1 stick)
1 tablespoon Ground Cinnamon
 
Preparation:

1. Preheat oven to 425 F.

2. In first pie crust, place broken crackers in bottom.

3. In small saucepan, bring water, sugar, and cream of tartar to a boil and gently boil 15 minutes.

4. Remove from heat and cool completely.

5. Add lemon juice and zest to sugar mixture. Stir to combine.

6. Pour syrup over crackers.

7. Dot filling with butter and sprinkle with cinnamon.

8. Cover filling with top crust and flute edges decoratively.

9. Cut several slits in top crust using sharp knife.

10. Bake 30 minutes or until crust is golden brown.

11. Remove from oven and place on cooling rack. Cool 10 to 15 minutes.

12. Place pie in refrigerator for at least 2 hours before serving.

 



Cooking Tip
Potato Starch

Thicken fruit pie juices without altering the taste or clouding the liquid by using potato starch instead of cornstarch.


Baking Tip
Apple Peeling
Invest in an apple peeler. They only cost a few dollars. They save valuable time in the apple pie making process.