Tomato and Cheddar Pie!

Another savory pie, this one from a recipe in a Bon Appetit magazine. I don't usually get recipes from magazines... but this magazine was staring me down, it had a pie theme, and this one jumped out at me once I started browsing. Not too hard to make... but will it taste good? Let's find out.

Here's what it looked like fresh out of the oven:

Sadly, after letting it sit for an interminable hour (the recipe calls for 1-3 hours of waiting!) I cut it open and it turned to a mushy gooey liquid mess. I'm not yet sure what I did wrong but it must have been something substantial.

It still tasted good, and the crust (for which I decided to stick with Mark Bittman's recipe (see last Sunday's marionberry pie post), with no sugar and a little whole wheat flour added) was great. But the center just didn't come together. I don't know why.

The recipe:
http://www.bonappetit.com/recipes/2011/08/tomato-and-cheddar-pie

Well, the two reasons I'm so pie-centric right now are (1) to eat pie; (2) to learn how to bake great pies.
Chalk this one up to a learning experience toward the second goal.