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Crumb Pie Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
BATTER:
2/3 cup Crisco (don't substitute)
2 cups sugar
3 X-large eggs

3 cups flour
1 tsp salt
4 tsps baking powder

1 cup milk

3 unbaked, frozen, store bought pie shells

TOPPING:
1 cup sugar
1 cup flour
1/3 cup soft butter
cinnamon
Directions:
Directions:
Heat oven to 375º. Beat Crisco and sugar together, adding sugar slowly one cup at a time, until creamy. Add 3 eggs and mix well.

Mix together dry ingredients: 3 cups flour, 1 tsp salt, 4 tsps baking powder. Alternate adding dry ingredients and 1 cup milk to the creamed mixture. Pour batter evenly into the 3 unbaked pie shells.

For topping, mix together 1 cup sugar, 1 cup flour, 1/3 cup soft butter with pastry blender or fork until crumbling. Sprinkle crumbs over the batter on each pi e. Sprinkle cinnamon liberally over the crumb topping. Put into 375º oven and bake for 35 minutes.

Check after 30 minutes but do not open oven door. Pies will have risen and be brown on top. Use cake tester or toothpick to check when done.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
makes 3 pies
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
one hour
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
DO NOT open oven door or jar the stove. Use your oven light to check if pies are done. The pies are best eaten warm with lots of good, cold milk! I love you....good luck baking! Mom (Faye)

 

 

 

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