Green Tomato-Apple Pie

 

Weird flex, right?  But it made sense to me.  Green tomatoes would give a tartness and the apples and sugar and spices a nice sweet flavor, so I gave it a go.

Here's what I used:

3/4 cup seedless raisins
2 cups seeded and diced green tomatoes
2 apples peeled, cored and cut into chunks
1 teaspoon lemon zest
1/4 teaspoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon cider vinegar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1⅓ cup sugar
3 tablespoon all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1 (9-inch) double pie pastry
1½ tablespoon butter, cut into pieces 

Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. In a large bowl combine the tomatoes, apples, lemon rind, lemon juice, and vinegar.  In a separate bowl, combine the salt, sugar, flour, cinnamon and ginger and mix well. Roll out 1 of the pie crusts to fit a pie plate and place in the plate. Set aside. Add dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and stir just until combined. Pour into pie shell. Dot top with butter.  Add top crust and slit the top of pie. Bake 15 minutes, and reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees F and bake for another 45 minutes.

Conclusion;  Spectacular!  Maybe could have used more tomatoes, though, as there wasn't much tang. (Check out this pie made with all tomatoes.) It tasted like a delicious apple pie!

Recipe:  Mom's Green Tomato-Apple Pie via Linda Moran on the Food Network