Green Tomato Pie

Ingredients

Serves 8 

• 1/2 cup raisins
• 1 (15-ounce) package refrigerated pie pastry, at room temperature
• 1 pound green tomatoes or green tomatillos
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1/2 cup lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons butter
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•  Directions

• Combine raisins with enough warm water to cover by 2 inches in a medium bowl. Let stand until the raisins are plumped.

• Fit 1 of the pie pastries into a 9-inch pie plate.

• Slice the green tomatoes and cut the slices in half. Combine the granulated sugar, flour, salt and cinnamon in a large saucepan and mix well. Add the tomatoes and toss to mix.

• Drain the raisins, discarding the liquid. Stir the raisins and lemon juice into the tomato mixture.

• Preheat the oven to 375°F.

• Bring the tomato mixture just to a boil over medium heat, stirring frequently. Spoon into pastry-lined pie plate. Dot with butter. Top with the remaining pastry; seal and flute edge. Make cutouts in top of pastry.

• Bake until crust is golden brown, about 35 minutes. Remove to a wire rack to cool.

  Grandma's Secret Trick

  Thanks to a bumper crop of apples, Grandma discovered that this recipe works great when an equal amount of peeled, cored apples is used in place of the green tomatoes. She served it hot with vanilla or butter pecan ice cream or sweetened whipped cream.

   

• Source: GrandmasKitchen