Mock Apple Pie

 Have you ever baked a delicious apple pie without using apples? Well here is your chance..and you might just fool someone to think they are eating an apple pie. I did!

Ingredients for the filling:

• 2 cups water
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
• 30 buttery crackers, I used Ritz
• 3/4  teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice

1. Combine water, sugar, cream of tartar and bring to boil. Add whole crackers, no need to stir. Simmer for 5 minutes.
2. Pour mixture into unbaked pie shell and sprinkle with lemon juice and cinnamon.

Topping:

• 25 buttery crackers, finely crushed..one 225g box of crackers will do for the filling and topping, you will have some crackers leftover.
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 cup butter, melted

1. Combine first two topping ingredients, add melted butter and using your fingers or pastry blender mix until crumbly.
2. Sprinkle over filling.
3. Bake at 400º for 15 minutes, reduce heat to 350º and bake for another 15 minutes.
4. Serve warm, plain or with ice cream. You will think you are eating apple pie! 

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