Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Mock "Apple "Pie


2T lemon juice
1 pinch of salt
1 1/4 C brown sugar
1 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 1/2 tsp. cream of tartar
1 [inch ground nutmeg
3T all purpose flour
Peel the zucchini. Cut in quarters lengh twise, then remove the seeds and cut crosswise( as you would cut apples for apple pie). Toss together 4 C chopped zucchini, lemon juice and salt. Place mixture in a frying pan and cook until tender crisp. In a separate bowl mix together the brown sugar, cinnamon, cream of tartar, nutmeg and flour. Add the cooked zucchini to the sugar mixture and mix well. it will be a bit runny , but that is ok. Place filling into a 9" pie crust and dot with butter, place top crust on. Bake in a 400 degree f oven for 40 minutes or until golden brown.

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