Green Tomato Pie (Specialty Pie!)

Ingredients


 * 8 medium-sized tomatoes
 * 1 tsp grated lemon peel
 * Juice of 1 lemon
 * 1/2 tsp salt
 * 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
 * 1/4 tsp nutmeg
 * 3/4 cup granulated sugar
 * 2 TBS cornstarch
 * 1 TBS unsalted butter

Instructions

Peel and slice tomatoes. In a saucepan, combine tomatoes with lemon peel, lemon juice, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Cook tomato mixture over low heat, stirring constantly. Combine sugar and cornstarch and add tomato mixture. Cook until clear, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Add butter and let stand until almost cooled. Pour into unbaked pie shell, cover with top crust. Bake at 400 for 45 minutes, or until nicely browned. ▪