Valley grape pie

 
                              VALLEY GRAPE PIE
 
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 Serving Size  : 1    Preparation Time :0:00
 Categories    : Pies
 
   Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
 --------  ------------  --------------------------------
    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       t            Vanilla extract
 
   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.
   
   : Michelle Berteig
   : Caltech, Pasadena, California, USA
   : michelle@tybalt.caltech.edu
   
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