Mock Apple Pie
Source of Recipe
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List of Ingredients
Pastry for 2 crust 9-inch pie
36 Ritz crackers -- coarsely broken (about 1 3/4
cups crumbs)
2 cups sugar
1 3/4 cups water
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
2 tablespoons lemon juice
Grated lemon peel (1 lemon)
2 tablespoons margarine or butter
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Recipe
Roll out half the pastry and line 9-inch pie plate.
Place cracker crumbs in prepared crust; set aside.
Heat sugar, water and cream of tartar to boil in saucepan on high heat;
simmer 15 minutes.
Add lemon juice and peel; cool. Pour syrup over cracker crumbs. Dot
with margarine; sprinkle with cinnamon. Roll out remaining pastry; place
over pie. Trim, seal and flute edges. Slit top crust to allow steam to
escape.
Bake at 425 degrees for 30 to 35 minutes or until crust is crisp and
golden. Cool completely.
Serves 8.