Zucchini Apple Pie

Ingredients

• Servings: 1


• 1 recipe pastry for a 9 inch double crust pie


• 2 large zucchini


• 2 tablespoons lemon juice


• 1 pinch salt


• 1 1/4 cups packed brown sugar


• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon


• 1 1/2 teaspoons cream of tartar


• 1 pinch ground nutmeg


• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour

Recipe

• peel the zucchini. cut into quarters lengthwise, then remove seeds and cut crosswise (as you would cut apples for apple pie). toss together 4 cups chopped zucchini, lemon juice and salt. place mixture into 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 sugar mixture and mix well. it will be a little runny, but that's ok.


• place filling into a 9 inch pie crust, dot with butter, and place top crust on. bake in oven at 400 degrees f (205 degrees c) for 40 minutes or until golden brown.