Ingredients
1 each 9-inch unbaked pie crust
EGG GLAZE
1 egg
1 tbsp water
CONCORD GRAPE FILLING
2 lb concord grapes
1/4 cup cornstarch
1 tbsp lemon juice
2 tsp orange zest, grated
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 tbsp concord wine, optional
STREUSEL
1/2 cup brown sugar, firm packed
1/2 cup flour, all purpose
1/4 cup butter, room temperature
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 400F(200C). Beat egg and water together. Brush over
bottom, sides and edges of pie crust. Refrigetate hile preparing
filling. 2. Press grapes with your fingers to remove pulp and seeds.
Place in pot. Reserve skins in a bowl. Bring pulp and seeds to a
boil, remove from heat. Skim off seeds. Mix pulp with skins and
reserve. 3. In a large bowl, combine cornstarch with 1/4 cup (50ml)
of liquid from reserved grape mixture. Then stir in lemon juice,
grated orange zest, sugar, wine and remaining grape mixture. 4. In a
large bowl, combine sugar and flour for streusel. Cut in butter until
mixture has a crumbly texture. 5. Pour grape mixture into pie shell.
Sprinkle streusel on top of pie. 6. Bake for 35 minutes, or until
grape juice is bubbling. The topping should be golden brown. Let cool
completely before serving. Serve with a glass of Canadian Port or
Cream Sherry
Servings: 1 pie
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