Grub Americana

Grape Hull Pie

Recipe makes one 9-inch pie

Whatcha Need:

5 cups muscadine grapes, rinsed
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup flour
1 tbs. lemon juice
1 tbs. Grated orange rind
pastry for 2-crust pie
2 tbs. margarine

Whatcha Do:

1. Separate pulp from skins.Set skins aside.
2. Boil pulp until seeds loosen, then press through a sieve to separate pulp from seeds.
3. Cook pulp with skins until tender. Add sugar, flour, lemon juice, and orange rind. Mix well.
4. Put in pastry-lined 9-inch pie plate. Top with margarine. Add top pastry. Seal edges and slit top.
5. Bake at 400 degrees about 40 minutes.

Recipe courtesy of North Carolina Grape Council