Created at a time when fresh food was both scarce and expensive. It uses chemical reactions to simulate a fresh apple pie without the use of any apples with both taste and texture.
Ingredients
1 – 9 inch double pie crust
2 cups water
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons cream of tartar
25 table water crackers
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 tablespoons butter
Directions
Preheat oven to 450 f
Place water in a saucepan bring to boil, in a bowl mix ingredients reserving crackers. add ingredients to the boiling water and dissolve. then add in the crackers 1 at a time, boiling for 2 -3 minutes ( do not stir it )
After 2- 3 minutes remove from heat
Pour the mixture into the un-baked pie crust, sprinkle cinnamon over the crackers and dot the top with butter. layer the top with pie crust and cut vents into it, seal the edges by pinching.
Bake in the oven for 30 minutes and let cool completely before serving.
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