Appleless Apple Pie Recipes

Steps:

• For the apple pie spice: Mix together the cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice and cardamom if using in a small bowl.
• For the apples: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Place the apple halves core-side down on a flat surface. Before slicing, place chopsticks or wooden spoons on either side of them to make sure you don't cut all the way through. Slice almost all the way to the bottom of each apple half at 1/4-inch intervals, then place them on a sheet pan.
• Mix 1 tablespoon of the butter, 1 tablespoon of the brown sugar, 2 teaspoons of the apple pie spice and the orange juice in a pitcher. Drizzle over the apples, making sure they are well coated and the drizzle goes into the slits. Bake until they are just starting to get tender, about 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, mix together the oats, almonds, salt, remaining melted butter, remaining brown sugar, orange zest and remaining apple pie spice. Sprinkle the oat mixture over the apples, making sure to get some between the slices without breaking the apples. Bake until the topping is slightly crisp and golden, another 10 minutes. Drizzle with honey and serve with ice cream.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (225 degrees C).
• Roll out pastry and set aside. Bring water to a boil in a large saucepan.
• In a small bowl mix together sugar and cream of tartar. Add mixture to boiling water. Stir, then add crackers, one at a time. Boil for 3 minutes, but do not stir.
• Pour cracker mixture into pastry-lined pie pan. Sprinkle crackers with cinnamon and dot with butter or margarine. Cover with top pastry. Seal edges and cut steam vents in top.
• Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes, until crust is golden brown. May need to cover top pastry partway through baking to prevent overbrowning.

Steps:

• ~~~PIECRUST~~~.
• PULSE CRISCO IN FOOD PROCESSOR UNTIL IT IS ALL CUT UP.
• (ABOUT 4 TIMES PULSING).
• ADD 5 TBS COLD WATER, ONE TBS AT A TIME.
• PULSE ABOUT 3 TIMES AFTER EACH TBS.
• ON LAST TBS PULSE UNTIL IT STARTS TO ROLL TOGETHER.
• PLACE DOUGH ON COUNTER AND KNEAD TOGETHER.
• SPLIT DOUGH INTO TWO EQUAL PARTS.
• ROLL OUT EACH PIECE TO FIT A 9" PIE DISH.
• PLACE ONE PIECE INTO THE PIE DISH (RESERVE THE OTHER PIECE FOR THE TOP CRUST).
• ~~~FILLING~~~.
• BRING WATER TO BOIL.
• ADD: SUGAR (SLOWLY) AND CREAM OF TARTER, BRING TO BOIL.
• DROP WHOLE RITZ CRACKERS INTO MIXTURE (SLOWLY)- DO NOT STIR!
• BOIL FOR 2 MINUTES.
• ADD LEMON JUICE (SPRINKLE IT AROUND- DO NOT STIR!).
• POUR INTO PIE CRUST.
• ADD CINNAMIN AND DOT WITH BUTTER.
• PUT TOP LAYER OF CRUST ON.
• BAKE 350 FOR 45-50 MINS AND THEN INCREASE HEAT TO 450 AND BAKE FOR 10 MORE minute.

Steps:

• Use 1 teaspoon of the butter to grease a round, 2-quart casserole dish that has a lid.
• Pile in the chopped apples.
• Sprinkle with the cinnamon and cloves.
• Dot surface with the remaining butter.
• Cover and bake at 350°F for 45 to 60 minutes or until apples are tender.
• This is easy to expand to fill as large a covered casserole as your family or group requires.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• In a saucepan over medium high heat, combine the water, sugar and cream of tartar; bring to boil.
• Drop in whole crackers and boil for 5 minutes. Pour mixture into pie shell; sprinkle with cinnamon and lemon juice.
• Mix together the crushed crackers, brown sugar, cinnamon and butter; sprinkle over pie filling.
• Bake for 15 minutes and reduce heat to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) and continue to bake for 15 to 20 minutes longer. Serve warm.