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Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 50 Minutes |
Ready In: 70 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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My wife, Paula, and I produce red and green seedless table grapes on our 75-acre vineyard. Our crop is wonderful eaten out-of-hand or in salads. Paula also uses them in this unusual and tasty pie.Salvage Island Farm, Fred Smeds, Reedley, California Ingredients:
4 cups halved seedless red grapes (about 2 pounds) |
2/3 cup sugar |
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon |
3 tablespoons cornstarch |
2 tablespoons lemon juice |
1 tablespoon grated lemon peel |
pastry for double-crust pie (9 inches) |
2 tablespoons butter |
Directions:
1. In a large saucepan, combine grapes, sugar and cinnamon; toss to coat. Let stand for 15 minutes. Combine cornstarch, lemon juice and peel; stir into grape mixture. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened.
2. Line a 9-in. pie plate with bottom crust. Pour grape mixture into crust. Dot with butter. Roll out remaining pastry to fit top of pie; place over filling. trim, seal and flute edges; cut slits in top. Cover edges loosely with foil.
3. Bake at 425° for 20 minutes. Reduce heat to 350° remove foil and bake 30-35 minutes longer or until the crust is golden brown. Cool on a wire rack. Yield: 6-8 servings.
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