Uncle Bill's Fig Pie
- 2 unbaked pie crusts
- 2 12 lbs fresh figs, stemmed and quartered
- 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
- 12 cup unrefined unbleached cane sugar (regular sugar is ok too)
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 12 teaspoon cinnamon
- 12 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 tablespoon butter, at room temperature
- Preheat oven to 350F
- On a lightly floured surface, roll out one pastry disk to make a 12-inch round.
- Fit into a 9-inch pie plate, leaving overhang.
- Refrigerate for 15 minutes.
- (Trader Joes store has an excellent pie crust that you can just unwrap and use.
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- Place figs in a medium bowl and sprinkle with lemon juice.
- In a small bowl, combine sugar, flour, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
- Mix well.
- Sprinkle mixture over figs, and toss to cover.
- Transfer fig mixture to pie crust and dot top with butter.
- Roll out second pie pastry on a lightly floured surface.
- Cut into 1-inch-wide strips.
- Carefully weave dough strips in a lattice pattern over pie.
- Trim edges of lattice pastry flush with rim of pie plate.
- Roll dough overhanging from bottom pastry up over lattice edges and crimp decoratively.
- Bake for 45-55 minutes, or until filling is bubbly and crust is golden.
- Cool on rack and serve warm or at room temperature.
- Enjoy!
unbaked pie crusts, fresh figs, lemon juice, unrefined unbleached cane sugar, allpurpose, cinnamon, nutmeg, butter
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/uncle-bills-fig-pie-248571 (may not work)