Zucchini Pie

What else can you use Zucchini for besides boiling, grilling, and Zucchini Bread? THIS! It's just like Apple Pie. No Joke. I just made it to try it out, and LOVE IT.

PIE FILLING
5 cups zucchini, cut length-wise, peeled and seeded, and sliced
1 1/4 cups 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 9 inch pie crust

The recipe I found called for this oatmeal crumble topping. But I just made mine with a regular double crust pie crust. It was yummy but I'm sure this would be just as good!! So here is their recipe if you want to use it.

TOPPING
1/2 cup butter
3/4 cup four
3/4 cup rolled oats
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon cinnamon.


Directions
1) In a medium-sized pot, boil zucchini until tender, about 5 minutes.
2) While zucchini is boiling, combine all topping ingredients in a medium-sized bowl until crumbly. Set aside.
3) Drain zucchini and let stand in cold water for about 5 minutes, then drain and pat dry.
4) Place zucchini in a large bowl. Add sugar, flour, cinnamon, cream of tartar, lemon juice, salt, and nutmeg. Mix well and place filling into the pie crust.
5)Top with Oatmeal topping or pie crust.
6) Bake at 375 degrees for 35 to 45 minutes or until crust is golden brown and it stops bubbling out. Drizzle with caramel sauce or eat plain. Enjoy!

Fresh Peach Pie

This recipe makes enough filling for 3 8" or 9" pie shells. In parenthesis I will put the amounts for 1 small pie.

PIE FILLING
8 or 9 Cups of Fresh Peaches peeled and sliced. (3 Cups)
2 Cups Boiling Water (2/3 Cup)
1/2 Cup Cold Water (1/4 Cup)
3/4 Cup Corn Starch (1/4 Cup)
2 1/2 Cups Sugar (3/4 Cup)
1/8tsp Salt (dash)
1/4 Cup Lemon Juice (1 Tbs lemon Juice)
1 3oz pkg Peach or Orange Jello (1/2 pkg)
(If you want a sweeter more candy-like taste, use peach jello. Use orange if not.)

Mix cold water, corn starch, sugar and salt to make a paste. Add to boiling water. Cook until very thick, stirring constantly. Add jello and cook 1 minute. Remove from heat & add lemon juice. Let cool. Add sliced peaches and stir well. Pour into baked pie shells. Top with whipped cream... (or just eat it with vanilla ice cream). Refrigerate until set, about 2-3 hours. So YUM!

Peanut Sauce

2 T peanut butter
2 T soy sauce
1 T brown sugar
1 - 2 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 c water
Coconut milk to taste
Lemon juice to taste

Combine all ingredients in small saucepan. Heat and stir until smooth. Serve over rice and veggies or pasta.