A pie that amazingly takes a zucchini
and turns it into apple pie.
The thing about zucchini is that it is so versatile. From vegetable dishes to desserts, it can be an easy ingredient to use when gardens are supplying this produce in mass.
Ingredients:Double pastry crust
6 c. zucchini
½ c. lemon juice
1-1/4 c. sugar
1-1/2 T. flour
1-1/2 t. cream of tartar
1-1/2 tsp. Cinnamon
¼ t. salt
¼ t. nutmeg
Directions:
Peel and remove seeds from zucchini. Slice like apples. In large saucepan, add a small amount of water and lemon juice to zucchini and bring to a boil. Simmer for about 10 minutes. Drain well, and add sugar, flour and seasonings. Place in pie crust.
Cover with top pie crust and seal edges. Cut slits in top of crust for steam to escape.
Bake for 45 minutes at 350 degrees.
I found these interesting zucchini facts from thefoodchannel:
1. One zucchini has just 25 calories (compared to a baked potato, for example, which has 130 calories).
2. The flower of the zucchini plant is also edible. (If you dare.)
3. The world’s largest zucchini on record was 69 1/2 inches long, and weighed 65 lbs. Bernard Lavery of Plymouth Devon, UK, grew the humongous veggie.
4. According to World’s Healthiest Foods Nutrition info, nutrients and vitamins found in zucchini can help prevent cancer and heart disease.
5. A soap bar called Fresh Zucchini Flower Big Bar Goat’s Milk Soap (rolls off the tongue, no?) is made with real zucchini.
6. The Zucchini Brothers a band from Saratoga Springs, N.Y., performs songs for young children.
7. A zucchini has more potassium than a banana.
8. The word zucchini comes from ‘zucca’ the Italian word for squash.
9. Biggest is NOT best. The most flavorful zucchinis are small- to medium-sized.
10. The three-day Annual Zucchini Fest in Obetz, Ohio, claims to be “everything zucchini.” The event runs in August, and includes a parade, queen’s pageant, contests, arts and crafts, games and much more.
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