I had a tomato pie recipe, once upon a time, in a little tomato cookbook, but I didn't like any of the other recipes except for the tomato pie so I ended up giving the book away. When I had to make tomato pie this month, I searched for some recipes online and cobbled together my own, which turned out to be the best tomato pies I ever made.
Tomato Pie
Estimate how many tomatoes you need for X number of pies. You cut the end off each tomato and squeeze the excess fluids out before roughly chopping it. I also let all the chopped pieces sit in a colander to drain some more. Tomatoes exude so much moisture!
I made 2 9-inch pies, so I'll give you my approx measurements for 2 pies.
pie crusts - I used the recipe in Mark Bittman's How to Cook Everything book
Toss the tomatoes pieces into an appropriately sized mixing bowl with:
1 c mayo
1/2 c grated cheese (I only had provolone; most recipes I saw call for cheddar or gruyere)
1 c breadcrumbs
3 T seasoning salt (I used Jane's Mixed-Up Crazy Salt or whatever it's called, but you can just use regular S&P or whatever)
1 t cornstarch
2 T flour (I don't think it hurts to add more of either cornstarch or flour as that will help it thicken nicely)
3 eggs (I'd use 4 next time)
a handful of roughly chopped basil
Mix thoroughly and pour into crusts. I didn't pre-cook the crusts, and they held up beautifully because as I said on Twitter, it is The Perfect Crust! ;D
Bake at 400F for 10 minutes. Turn it down to 350F and bake for another 20 minutes or until the center is not longer jiggly.
I hope you'll try this recipe! Let me know (via the email in the upper right) if you have questions or if you have any comments.
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