Green Tomato Pie IV

For this delicious pie, green tomatoes are sliced, sweetened and spiced, and poured into a deep-dish, pastry-lined pie plate. The top crust is crimped on, and this robust pie is slipped into the oven.

• Calories: 403 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 pinch salt
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 ¼ cups white sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1 pinch ground nutmeg
• 1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch double crust pie
• 4 cups sliced green tomatoes

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Roll pastry and line a 9 inch deep-dish pie plate.

Step 2

In a large bowl, combine sliced tomatoes, sugar, lemon juice, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Toss lightly to mix. Pour into pastry lined deep-dish pie plate.

Step 3

Put little dabs of butter in about 4 or 5 places around the top of pie then cover with pastry. Make slits wherever you please.

Step 4

Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 10 minutes then reduce heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and continue baking until golden and bubbly.