1/3 cup Heinz Tomato Ketchup
2 teaspoons lemon juice
5 cups thinly sliced pared cooking apples
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/3 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 unbaked 9 inch pie shell
Blend Ketchup and lemon juice; combine with apples. Combine sugar, flour and cinnamon; cut in butter until thoroughly mixed. Fill pie shell with apples: top with sugar mixture. Bake in 375 degree oven, 40 to 45 minutes, or until apples are cooked. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream, if desired.
Note:
If apples are very tart, add 1 to 2 tablespoons sugar to Ketchup mixture.
Makes 1 (9 inch) pie.