This green tomato mock mincemeat pie recipe represents the holidays for me. I remember the smell filling the house 60 years ago when my mom cooked it. This recipe is a great way to use any tomatoes in the garden that won't ripen at the end of the tomato season. A note from my mother: Put a heaping teaspoon of tapioca on the bottom crust before filling it. It will absorb some of the liquid.
Ingredients
- 2 cups chopped green tomato
- 2 cups peeled and chopped tart green apples
- 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 0.5 cups chopped raisins
- 3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 0.5 teaspoons salt
- 0.25 teaspoons ground nutmeg
- 0.25 teaspoons ground cloves
- 1 pastry for a 9-inch double-crust pie
Instructions
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1
Combine tomatoes, apples, brown sugar, raisins, vinegar, butter, cinnamon, salt, nutmeg, and cloves in a large saucepan over medium-low heat; cook and stir until bubbling and slightly reduced in volume, about 25 minutes. Cool filling slightly, about 15 minutes.
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2
Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Press 1 pie crust in a 9-inch pie plate.
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3
Pour filling into pie crust; top with remaining pie crust. Crimp crust edges together to seal.
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4
Bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes. Decrease the oven temperature to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C); continue baking until golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes more.
Nutrition Facts
Per serving
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