Name: Crumb Crust
Cook time: 10 min
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; a 9- to 9 1/2-inch pie plate (4-cup capacity)

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.

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