"CUCUMBER APPLE CRAISIN PIE" (NANCYS NEW RECIPE)

Provided by Nancy J. Patrykus

Number Of Ingredients 10

2 large cucumber ...peeled, seeded and sliced, not to thick.
1 large apple.....peeled seeded and sliced
1 c craisins.....soaked then drained
1 large lemon....use juice only
3/4 c flour
1/2 c brown sugar
1/2 tsp cinnamon.......and salt
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1/8 tsp each.... cardamon and cloves
1/3 c soft butter

Steps:

1. Peel cucumbers, and cut in half length wise.
2. Seed cucumbers, and slice like for apple pie
3. Cut up prepared apple, for a pie add to bowl of cut up cucumbers.
4. Add drained craisins and lemon juice to bowl. Mix. Add all to a pot and cook all on low setting stirring often.. to soften. Do not scorch
5. Remove from stove add spices sugar, cinnamon, cloves, salt, cardamom, nutmeg butter and flour. Mix.
6. Add hot mixture in small batched to blender, or a food processor. I had to do this next step, because the cucumber slices did not want to cook up and soften. So mash it up! with the spices.
7. This then made to much for one pie.. so I added 1 can of apple pie filling. Mix it in with the mashed cucumbers etc. This now is enough for two pies!
8. I was going to make one pie with a top crust... Instead I ended up with 2 pies, sooooo I used two frozen pie crusts from my freezer. Added the streusel topping to both pies. Any streusel topping recipe will do or your own recipe
9. Bake at 350 for 45 minutes. Half way baked put a aluminum collar around the pie crust edges..so's they don't burn.
10. Slice and enjoy! Whipped cream on your slice would put this recipe over the top!
11. This foto was going to be the main picture. Instead after I cut the pie slice... I knew that had to be the main picture.