Pie Recipes
Green Tomato Pie
Green Tomato Pie may be served hot or cold.
Ingredients
- 6 large green tomatoes
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 large lemon, peeled
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg
- 2 tablespoons butter
- Pastry for double-crust pie
Instructions
- Slice tomatoes and stir in salt. Let stand at least 1 hour. Drain off all juice.
- Make enough pie crust for a double crust pie. Sprinkle a little of the flour, sugar and nutmeg mixture in the bottom crust. Arrange slices of tomato in pan to heaping full.
- Slice the peeled lemon on top of the tomatoes.
- Sprinkle the remainder of the sugar and flour with nutmeg on top. Dot with butter. Cover
with top crust.
- Bake at 425 degrees F for 15 minutes.
- Reduce the temperature to 325 degrees F and bake for 45 to 55 minutes longer.