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Water Pie (Depression Era) Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 9 inch pie crust uncooked
1 ½ c water
1 c sugar
4 T flour
½ tsp salt
2 tsp vanilla or lemon juice
5 T butter in 5 slices, 1 T each

optional
a dash of cinnamon
a dash of nutmeg
Directions:
Directions:
1 Pour water into uncooked pie crust.

2 Whisk together flour, sugar, and salt. Sprinkle this mixture over the water in the pie crust.

3 Drizzle on vanilla extract and add butter pats on top of pie. Bake in preheated oven at 400º for 30 minutes. Do not sir.

4 Reduce heat to 375º and continue baking for 30 minutes. The outside of the crust can be covered to prevent burning.

5 The pie will set up as it cools like a custard.
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
We first learned about a water pie the spring of 2020 while watching Paula Dean cooking from home during the pandemic. We were staying at the ranch and had all the ingredients and made it. It was a wonderful surprise and we couldn't wait to make it again for a family gathering. James Snider really enjoyed this I made it for him several times. He liked for me to add cinnamon to it.

 

 

 

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