Crumb Crusts

Original Day Family Cookbook

Ingredients:

• • 1-1/3 cups graham-cracker crumbs

  • 1/3 cup brown sugar (optional)

  • ¼ teaspoon cinnamon

  • 1/3 cup melted butter

Directions:

Press mixture into 9" well-greased pie plate. Chill or bake 325^o for 10 min.

Variations:

Mix in some gingersnap crumbs, then omit cinnamon.

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Add ¼ cup wheat germ.

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Toast 1 cup rolled oats, quick or old fashioned, in 350^o oven about 10 mins. Add ¼ cup brown sugar and ¼ cup melted butter.

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Cook ½ cup butter and 1/3 cup sugar in small saucepan til mixture boils; remove from heat. Mix in 1-½ cup corn flake crumbs.

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1 cup dry crumbs, made from melba toast, graham crackers, cornflakes or other crisp cereals. Mix with ¼ cup sugar, 2 tablespoon oil, ¼ teaspooncinnamon.

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Nut crust: Mix 1 cup flour; 1/3 cup softened margarine; ¼ cup finely chopped pecans; ¼ cup confectioners sugar. Bake 12-15 mins in 400^o oven.