Soda Cracker Pie
Another ward Iron Chef competition today with the secret (yet not so secret) ingredient being Saltine Crackers . I decided to try two and pick one. The first is mom's sweet potato and butternut squash casserole but for the topping instead of using straight flour, I ground down saltines for it. Then I tried The Soda Cracker Pie from cooks.com . It looks like a full Meringue cake when you put it in the oven but it looked good. Plus, it had pineapple in the recipe. SODA CRACKER PIE 3 egg whites 1 tsp. cream of tartar 1 c. sugar 1 tsp. vanilla 18 crushed saltine crackers 1 c. pecans TOPPING: 1 lg. tub of Cool Whip 1/3 c. powdered sugar 1 tsp. vanilla 1 lg. can crushed pineapple, drained Beat egg whites until frothy. Add cream of tartar and beat until stiff. Add sugar gradually and fold in vanilla, crackers and pecans. Spoon into greased 9- inch round dish. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes. Cool.TOPPING: Beat Cool Whip, powdered sugar, and vanilla until wel