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Crumb Crust

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Sweet crackers and cookies easily transform into delicious piecrusts. Be sure to use gingersnaps for the pumpkin ginger cheesecake pie and graham crackers for the chocolate s'more pie .

Cook's notes:

• To make cookie crumbs, break up crackers or cookies into small pieces, then pulse in a food processor until finely ground. • For pumpkin ginger cheesecake pie, use 4 (not 5) tablespoons melted butter plus additional for greasing.

Recipe information

  • Total Time

    1 1/4 hr

  • Yield

    Makes enough for a 9- to 9 1/2-inch pie

Ingredients

5 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted, plus additional for greasing
1 1/2 cups cookie crumbs (10 graham crackers or 24 small gingersnaps; about 6 oz)
2 tablespoons sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt

Special Equipment

a 9- to 9 1/2-inch pie plate (4-cup capacity)

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly butter pie plate.

    Step 2

    Stir together all ingredients in a bowl and press evenly on bottom and up side of pie plate. Bake until crisp, 12 to 15 minutes, then cool on a rack to room temperature, about 45 minutes.

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