Green Tomato Pie

[donna]

My Granny always made Green Tomato Pies. It was one of my Granddad's favorites. But of course he loved tomatoes and liked them in all kinds of recipes as well as just sliced.

This is old recipe but recreated for modern use.

Green Tomato Pie

1 qt. sliced green tomatoes
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup seedless raisins
3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ginger
grated rind of lemon
1 cup sugar
2 tablespoons flour
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
2 tablespoons butter
1 wineglass brandy or whiskey
1 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice

Pour water over tomatoes and let simmer 5 minutes or until tomatoes have absorbed most of the water and seem tender. Add the raisins and cook a little longer. Drain off any remaining liquor, saving the juice and dump the tomatoes and raisins into a 9 inch pie pan lined with uncooked pie dough. Sprinkle with the sugar and flour mixed, and the spices. Dot the surface with butter. Add the grated rind and lemon juice. Now pour over the whole "a spilling wineglass" as they say in Kentucky, of brandy or whiskey. If the pie will hold it, add a few tablespoons of the tomato liquor to moisten the tomatoes well. Top with a slashed solid crust. Set the pan in a hot oven, 450 degrees for 15 minutes. Reduce the heat to 375 degrees and leave for 1/2 hour or longer or until crust is brown.

 

[FrenchZouave]

Sounds delicious! Thx for posting it Donna.

 

[diane]

To me, this tastes very similar to apple but with a distinctive tang! Granny made this but without raisins or whiskey - think I'll try this recipe! (Going to have to wait for some green tomatoes to come on, though.)

 

[donna]

My Granny would add a little whiskey to lots of things. She said it helped preserve them longer.

 

[CSA Today]

My Granny would add a little whiskey to lots of things. She said it helped preserve them longer.

I bet it made a lot of things taste better too.

 

[diane]

I bet it made a lot of things taste better too.

It probably did at that! I know hot sauce was used a lot in C-rations during Vietnam because they were pretty awful. A lot of tropical countries have hot dishes and the French developed their wonderful sauces because...their meat usually wasn't so wonderful!

 

[donna]

One of our family favorites.

 

[RobertP]

My Granny would add a little whiskey to lots of things. She said it helped preserve them longer.

 

[RobertP]

My Granny always made Green Tomato Pies. It was one of my Granddad's favorites. But of course he loved tomatoes and liked them in all kinds of recipes as well as just sliced.

This is old recipe but recreated for modern use.

Green Tomato Pie

1 qt. sliced green tomatoes
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup seedless raisins
3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ginger
grated rind of lemon
1 cup sugar
2 tablespoons flour
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
2 tablespoons butter
1 wineglass brandy or whiskey
1 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice

Pour water over tomatoes and let simmer 5 minutes or until tomatoes have absorbed most of the water and seem tender. Add the raisins and cook a little longer. Drain off any remaining liquor, saving the juice and dump the tomatoes and raisins into a 9 inch pie pan lined with uncooked pie dough. Sprinkle with the sugar and flour mixed, and the spices. Dot the surface with butter. Add the grated rind and lemon juice. Now pour over the whole "a spilling wineglass" as they say in Kentucky, of brandy or whiskey. If the pie will hold it, add a few tablespoons of the tomato liquor to moisten the tomatoes well. Top with a slashed solid crust. Set the pan in a hot oven, 450 degrees for 15 minutes. Reduce the heat to 375 degrees and leave for 1/2 hour or longer or until crust is brown.

Have never heard of this but I do love fried green tomatoes.

 

[donna]

Robert I just posted Fried Green Tomato recipe that I had posted previously. Thanks for making me remember.

 

[MRB1863]

Looks like a recipe to try! Like the ingredients, can imagination the taste and texture to be a comfort food. The only change I would consider to modify is the alcohol. Need two wineglasses full. One for the recipe and one for the cook!

 

[Allie]

Okay, this sounds delicious. My husband adores mincemeat pies and these spices sound like the same flavor profile.

 

[donna]

Green tomato pies are yummy. Saw the green tomato cake and thought of this pie.

There are many desserts made with green tomatoes. Green tomatoes are loved by many southerners.

Have you had fried green tomatoes? What a treat.

 

[Reconstructed Rebel]

I'm starting to have a bumper crop of tomatoes this year and am thinking about how to use them up. Have never heard of green tomato pie but this sounds really good!

 

[Reconstructed Rebel]

@donna - how much is a spilling wineglass? 1/2 cup or less?
Should the green tomatoes be peeled? I'm using the ones in my garden

 

[donna]

I would say 1/4 of a cup. Also most tomato pies they don't peel. I think keeping peel or not what you like. Good luck with your pie.

post pie if you can. Would love to see it.

 

[Reconstructed Rebel]

I'm plan to make it for a summer party we are invited to attend. I will post a picture. Thanks again for all the wonderful recipes you have shared. They have no doubt gone around the world because of the internet!

 

[donna]

Thanks so much for kind comments.

 

[Reconstructed Rebel]

I'm happy to report the pie was a big hit at the party! No one there had ever had it before so it was quite a curiosity. It's a very nice dessert with a little ice cream on the side. I diced the tomatoes instead of slicing them but either way would work well, I'm sure. Also, I used Maker's Mark instead of brandy. Other than that I made no substitutions.

 

[donna]

Looks delicious. Thanks for posting. So glad all liked it.