Nopalito Pie

== Description ==
Also known as Cactus Pie
==Ingredients==
* 8 fresh cactus pieces, paddles with thorns and eyes removed and tough edges sliced off, diced
* 1 pastry for double-crust pie, 9 inch (either your favorite recipe or frozen pre-made pie crusts)
* 1 cup sugar
* 3 tablespoons flour
* ¾ teaspoon cinnamon
* 1 tablespoon butter or margarine
* 1 slice fruit of prickly pear cactus (optional)
==Directions==
# Preheat oven to 350°F.
# Parboil cactus for 3 minutes in enough boiling, lightly salted water to cover in a covered saucepan.
# Drain and rinse under running water.
# Roll half of pastry to ⅛-inch thickness on a lightly floured surface.
# Place in a 9-inch pie plate; trim off excess pastry along edges and set to the side.
# Combine cactus dice (nopalitos) and next three ingredients; mix well by hand.
# Spoon filling evenly into pastry shell, and dot with butter.
# Roll remaining pastry to ⅛-inch thickness; cut into ½-inch strips and arrange into lattice; 
# Fold edges under and flute into a pretty edge.
# Bake for 50–60 minutes.
# Garnish with slice of prickly pear fruit, if desired.
Category:Pie Recipes