Zucchini Pie

This is made like an apple pie but with zucchini!!

Ingredients

4 cups zucchini - peeled, seeded and sliced
1 1/4 cups white sugar 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 1/2 tablespoons cream of tartar
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 tablespoon butter, diced
1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch double crust pie

Pie Crust
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter, chilled and diced
1/4 cup ice water

Directions

Boil zucchini until tender. Drain and let stand in cold water for about 5 minutes, then drain.
Add sugar, flour, cinnamon, cream of tartar, lemon juice, salt, and nutmeg. Mix well. Put into the pie crust. Dot with butter. Put top crust on.
Bake at 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) for 40 to 50 minutes.

Pie Crust
In a large bowl, combine flour and salt. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Stir in water, a tablespoon at a time, until mixture forms a ball. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight.
Roll dough out to fit a 9 inch pie plate. Place crust in pie plate. Press the dough evenly into the bottom and sides of the pie plate.

More Info

Servings / Yield: 1 pie
Prep Time: 20 - 30 minutes   /   Total Time: 1 hr 20 minutes
Category: Dessert
Keywords: zucchini apple pie crust