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Green Tomato Mincemeat Fried Pies recipe

24 servings

Ingredients:

2 pounds green tomatoes

3/4 cup distilled white vinegar

1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

3 cups water

3 pounds tart apples - peeled, cored and chopped

1 1/2 pounds raisins

3 3/4 cups packed brown sugar

3 1/2 teaspoons salt

1 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1 teaspoon lemon zest

1 teaspoon ground cloves

1/4 cup lemon juice

1/2 cup butter flavored shortening

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon salt

1/3 cup shortening

3 tablespoons ice water

3 cups shortening for frying

Instructions:

Chop the tomatoes very coarsely.

Place tomatoes in a colander and drain, by pressing with your hand, all the tomato juice possible.

Put the tomatoes in a large sauce pan with 1 cup of water, heat to boil, drain well.

Put the tomatoes back in the sauce pan with 1 cup of water, heat to boil, drain again.

Now, put the tomatoes back in the sauce pan with one cup of water, apples, raisins, brown sugar, 3 1/2 teaspoons salt, vinegar and 1/2 cup shortening.

cook slowly until transparent.

(30 min.

)Stir often.

In the last 5 minutes of cooking, add cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, lemon rind and juice.

For the Pastry: In a large bowl, combine flour, 1 teaspoon salt and shortening.

Add ice water,1 tablespoon at a time, until the dough barely holds together.

Roll dough out to 1/8 inch thick on floured surface.

Cut a 5 inch circle, place a large spoonful of filling on one half of the circle.

Fold over and seal the edges by pressing them with a fork.

Continue until all dough is used.

In a large skillet, Heat shortening to 360 degrees F (182 degrees C).

place 4 pies in the hot shortening at a time.

Fry until golden-brown on both sides.

Drain on paper towels.