Green Tomato Pie Recipe
Ingredients
| 6 green medium tomatoes | ||
| Sugar | 1 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| All purpose flour | 3 Tablespoon | |
| Ground cinnamon | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Lemon peel | 1 Teaspoon, grated | |
| Ground nutmeg | 1/2 Teaspoon | |
| Salt | 1/2 Teaspoon | |
| Butter/Margarine | 2 Tablespoon | |
| Pastry for 2-crust 9-inch pie | ||
| Sugar | ||
Directions
Dip tomatoes in boiling water 20 to 30 seconds; remove core and peel.
Cut in 14-inch thick slices.
Combine tomatoes and 1/4 cup water.
Bring to boil; reduce heat.
Simmer, covered, 5 minutes.
With slotted spoon, remove tomato slices.
Mix 1 cup sugar, flour, cinnamon, peel, nutmeg, and salt.
Add to liquid in saucepan.
Cook and stir just till boiling.
Remove from heat; add butter.
Gently stir in tomato slices.
Cool 10 minutes.
Line 9-inch pie plate with pastry.
Spoon in tomato mixture.
Adjust top crust; cut slits.
Seal; crimp edges high.
Sprinkle with sugar.
Bake at 400° about 40 minutes.
Cut in 14-inch thick slices.
Combine tomatoes and 1/4 cup water.
Bring to boil; reduce heat.
Simmer, covered, 5 minutes.
With slotted spoon, remove tomato slices.
Mix 1 cup sugar, flour, cinnamon, peel, nutmeg, and salt.
Add to liquid in saucepan.
Cook and stir just till boiling.
Remove from heat; add butter.
Gently stir in tomato slices.
Cool 10 minutes.
Line 9-inch pie plate with pastry.
Spoon in tomato mixture.
Adjust top crust; cut slits.
Seal; crimp edges high.
Sprinkle with sugar.
Bake at 400° about 40 minutes.
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