Mock Apple Pie

Name: Mock Apple Pie
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8 servings
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

Total Time Prep: 20 min. + cooling Bake: 25 min.

Yield 8 servings

Test Kitchen Approved

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

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.
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.
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.

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

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