mock apple pie
Cracker-based pie impostor
Mock apple pie is a dessert made to taste like apple pie without using apples, typically substituting crushed crackers (often Ritz) soaked in a sweetened, spiced liquid.
The recipe dates to the 19th century when apples were scarce or expensive.
The crackers absorb the cinnamon-lemon syrup and develop a texture remarkably similar to cooked apples: I couldn't believe the mock apple pie had no apples in it.
- ritzOstentatious stylish behavior
- crackersCrispy flat biscuits
- cinnamonAromatic bark spice
- lemonAcidic yellow citrus
- cream of tartarPotassium bitartrate for baking
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