Tuesday Random Recipe: Mennonite Tomato Cheeseburger Pie

This buggy was spotted in the Old Order Mennonite community near Dayton, Virginia. The community is home to many wonderful recipes like this Tomato Cheeseburger Pie!

By Kevin Williams

For those of you still harvesting late season tomatoes (I am in the Midwestern USA and I have a bad habit of assuming everyone read this is also, but, you know if you are reading this is in Maine or Oregon, I have no clue what your tomato growing season is) this fresh Tomato Cheeseburger Pie could be something to keep in mind!

The Mennonite cook who shared this recipe uses a cheddar cheese in the pie, but you can use any kind you like really.

CRUST

1 cup flour

1 /4 cup shortening

1 /2 teaspoon salt

1 /4 cup cold water

FILLING

1 pound hamburger

2 tablespoons chopped onion

1 /2 cup ketchup

1 teaspoon salt

Sprinkle of basic and marjoram

1 egg, beaten

1 /2 cup bread crumbs

1 large tomato

Cheese of your choice

Brown burger and onion.  Add rest of ingredients.  Make crust by cutting shortening into flour, add salt and water. Roll out and put dough into 10" pie plates.  Fill with meat mixture and bake at 350 about 30-35 minutes.  Top with 6 slices of tomato and sliced or grated cheese.  Cover until cheese melts.