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Fruit pie made from green seedless grapes

INGREDIENTS (1 pie)

1½ cups     Graham cracker crumbs
3 Tbsp     sugar
1/3 cup     butter, melted
3 tsp     cornstarch
2/3 cup     sugar
¼ cup     cold water
2 lbs     green seedless grapes, with stems removed
1 Tbsp     lemon juice
1 cup     sour cream
1 Tbsp     sugar
1 tsp     vanilla extract
 

PROCEDURE

(1)     Preheat oven to 350º F.
(2)     Combine cracker crumbs, 3 Tbsp sugar, and butter.
(3)     Reserve ¼ cup of this crumb mixture and press the rest into a 9-inch pie pan.
(4)     Bake at 350º F for 8 minutes. Allow to cool.
(5)     Dissolve cornstarch and 2/3 cup sugar in cold water in saucepan. Add grapes, and bring to boil, stirring constantly.
(6)     Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in the lemon juice. cool.
(7)     Spoon this filling into the baked and cooled crust. Mix sour cream with 1 Tbsp sugar and vanilla and spread over pie. Sprinkle with reserved crumbs. Serve.
RATING

Difficulty: easy to moderate (burns easily). Time: 30 minutes. Precision: approximate measurement OK.