Apple Pie Recipes

Old Time Apple Pie

All American Apple Pie

Topsy - Turvy Apple Pie

Crunchy Caramel Apple Pie

Apple Cherry Apple Pie

Apple Butterscotch Pie

Apple Blueberry Pie

Apple Pumpkin Dutch Pie

Apple Peach Pie

Apple Cinnamon Pecan Pie

Apple Pecan Chocolate Pie

Apple Blackberry Pie

Apple Bourbon Pie

Crunchy Caramel Apple Pecan Pie

Sour Cream Apple Pie - 2

Sour Cream Apple Pie

Fried Apple Pie Recipe

Mock Apple Pie - Ritz

Mock Apple Pie

Fried Apple Pie - 3

Extra Thick Apple Pie Recipe

Lattice Apple - Peach Pie Recipe

Scrumptious Apple Pie Recipe

Apple Praline Pie Recipe

French Apple Pie Recipe

Very Merry Apple - Cranberry Pie

Sugar - Kissed Apple Pie Recipe

Apple - Maple Pie Recipe

Apple Bumble Berry Pie Recipe

Irish Apple Pie Recipe

Grandma Apple Pie Recipe

Apple Pie Bars Recipe

April Fool!," my young daughter cried with great glee. She had just baked a pie for her father, and she couldn't wait until he tasted it. It looked like apple pie. It tasted like apple pie, but there wasn't an apple in it. "It's made with Ritz crackers!," she announced triumphantly. He was appropriately impressed and declared she'd won the traditional tease.

It wasn't until some years later that I discovered that that recipe -- or one very much like it -- was invented around 1852 by a group of pioneer women for their children who missed the apple pie they'd had "back east." In Helen Evans Brown's West Coast Cookbook, she quotes Mrs. B. C. Whiting's How We Cook In Los Angeles (1894), "The deception was most complete and readily accepted. Apples at this early date were a dollar a pound, and we young people all craved a piece of Mother's apple pie to appease our homesick feelings." The recipe was referred to as "California Pioneer Apple Pie, 1852", and the crackers used at that time were "soda crackers" which were mixed with brown sugar, water and citrus acid and cinnamon.

Mock Apple Pie - Ritz Recipe

Baking Directions

For a great combination of baking apple; use Granny Smith apples with Braeburn apples, or Northern Spies apples with Newtown apples or all apples together. Pan size: 9 inch round baking dish Temp: 425°F degrees Baking time: 40 minutes Servings: 8

Mock Apple Pie - Ritz Recipe

Pastry for two-crust 9-inch pie
35 to 40 Ritz crackers, coarsely broken up (about 2 cups)
2 teaspoons cream of tartar
2 cups water
2 cups sugar
Grated rind of one lemon or 1 tablespoon lemon zest
2 tablespoons of lemon juice
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Place sugar, cream of tartar and water in saucepan over high heat. Bring to a boil, then lower heat to simmer for 15 minutes. Add grated lemon rind and lemon juice. Allow to cool.

Preheat oven. Roll out half the pastry and line a 9 inch pie plate. Place coarsely-broken cracker crumbs in pie crust. Pour cooled syrup over crackers. Dot with butter or margarine and sprinkle with cinnamon.

Roll out remaining pastry; place over pie. Trim, seal and flute edges. Slit top to allow steam to escape. Bake until crust is crisp and golden. Cool completely before serving.

Beautiful and Functional all weather Umbrellas	Brighten up any Kitchen with Bake-ware	Nonstick Cake Pans will add fun to any occasion
Kitchen Helpful Hints Did you Know? Wish to receive the weekly Recipe Click Here	Comments & Suggestions	Submit Your Favorite Easy Pie Recipe Click Here

 

Easy - Apple Pie Recipes, Home - Contact Us - About Us - Apple Pie Recipes FAQ
Terms of Service ~ Terms of Use and Legal Notice - Apple Pie History
Links - Privacy Policy and Security Statement - Copyright/IP Policy
Copyright © 2008 All rights reserved. Easy - Apple Pie Recipes