Side Pannel
Valley Grape Pie
Ingredients List
- 1 1/2 c Graham cracker crumbs
- 3 tb Sugar
- 1/3 c Butter, melted
- 3 ts Cornstarch
- 2/3 c Sugar
- 1/4 c Water, cold
- 2 lb Grapes, seedless (green),
- -with stems removed
- 1 tb Lemon juice
- 1 c Sour cream
- 1 tb Sugar
- 1 ts Vanilla extract
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Combine cracker crumbs, about 3 T sugar and
butter. Reserve 1/4 cup of this crumb mixture and press the rest into a
9-inch pie pan. Bake at 350 degrees F. for 8 minutes. Allow to cool.
Dissolve cornstarch and about 2/3 cup sugar in cold water in saucepan. Add
grapes and bring to boil, stirring constantly. Reduce heat and simmer for 5
minutes. Remove from heat and stir in the lemon juice. Cool.
Spoon this filling into the baked and cooled crust. Mix sour cream with
about 1 T sugar and vanilla and spread over pie. Sprinkle with reserved
crumbs. Serve.
NOTES:
* Fruit pie made from green seedless grapes This recipe came originally
from the _Los Angeles Times Magazine_. It's unusual: I'd never before
thought of using grapes in a pie before. But it's good!
: Difficulty: easy to moderate (burns easily).
: Time: 30 minutes.
: Precision: approximate measurement OK.
butter. Reserve 1/4 cup of this crumb mixture and press the rest into a
9-inch pie pan. Bake at 350 degrees F. for 8 minutes. Allow to cool.
Dissolve cornstarch and about 2/3 cup sugar in cold water in saucepan. Add
grapes and bring to boil, stirring constantly. Reduce heat and simmer for 5
minutes. Remove from heat and stir in the lemon juice. Cool.
Spoon this filling into the baked and cooled crust. Mix sour cream with
about 1 T sugar and vanilla and spread over pie. Sprinkle with reserved
crumbs. Serve.
NOTES:
* Fruit pie made from green seedless grapes This recipe came originally
from the _Los Angeles Times Magazine_. It's unusual: I'd never before
thought of using grapes in a pie before. But it's good!
: Difficulty: easy to moderate (burns easily).
: Time: 30 minutes.
: Precision: approximate measurement OK.
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