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Mock Apple Pie

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 20 min. + cooling Bake: 25 min. YIELD: 8 servings.
My mother made this mock apple pie often during the Depression, and our guests were always astounded that soda crackers could be such convincing apples! —Shirley Hunter, St. Paul, Minnesota

Ingredients

  • Dough for double-crust pie
  • 18 saltines, broken in half
  • 1-1/2 cups sugar
  • 1-1/4 cups water
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 1/2 to 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 to 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg

Directions

  • 1. Preheat oven to 400°. On a lightly floured surface, roll half of dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; transfer to a 9-in. pie plate. Trim to 1/2 in. beyond rim of plate.
  • 2. Layer crackers in shell; set aside. In a small saucepan, combine remaining ingredients; bring to a boil. Carefully pour over crackers (filling will be very thin). Cool for 10 minutes.
  • 3. Roll remaining dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; cut into 1-in.-wide strips. Arrange over filling in a lattice pattern. Trim and seal strips to edge of bottom crust; flute edge. Bake until crust is golden brown, 25-30 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.

Nutrition Facts

1 piece: 519 calories, 24g fat (15g saturated fat), 60mg cholesterol, 396mg sodium, 73g carbohydrate (39g sugars, 1g fiber), 5g protein.

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