OLD FASHIONED WATER PIE – The Southern Girl Cooks

Don’t decide a recipe by its title! One might imagine a water pie, or because it’s typically known as, “melancholy pie,”  would lack taste, however you’d be mistaken. This old school pie was made well-liked in the course of the Nice Despair, and it’s all of the issues a pie needs to be…wealthy, candy, decadent, and you bought it,  simple!

When you like old school desserts, you would possibly need to make our Do Nothing Cake, Buttermilk Pie, or Blackberries and Dumplings.

❤️WHY WE LOVE WATER PIE

We love old school recipes, and this pie is certainly that. It got here out of the Nice Despair when dwelling cooks needed to make do with what that they had.  It’s been my expertise that easy is nearly all the time higher, and this dessert qualifies. Flour, butter, vanilla, and naturally, water are what makes this selfmade pie fabulous. As you’ll be able to see it has NO eggs! You gained’t imagine how simple it’s and it’s the right dessert to serve for any gathering or vacation as a result of it must be made prematurely. 

🍴KEY INGREDIENTS

Deep Dish Pie Crust-we prefer to make our personal utilizing THIS recipe, however you’ll be able to simply use a store-bought premade crust. Make sure that it’s a deep dish pie crust.

Water-this is a should. The water makes this a water pie. 

All-Objective Flour-this is a thickening agent.

White Granulated Sugar-this brings the sweetness!

Salt-you will certainly need to add this as a result of it helps carry out the candy flavors of this dessert.

Vanilla Extract-adds a lot taste for this dessert. Chances are you’ll use vanilla flavoring.

Butter-it can’t be buttery if we don’t add the butter. We use unsalted butter.

🥣KEY EQUIPMENT

One of many nice issues about this pie is that it takes little or no gear. You’ll want a deep dish pie plate and a mixing bowl. When you assume you’ll must cowl your pie crust to maintain it from browning an excessive amount of, make certain and have some aluminum foil shut by.

🥧HOW TO MAKE

You gained’t imagine how simple this pie is. You principally combine, pour and bake! That’s it. You must love these easy desserts, and this one undoubtedly qualifies.

PREPARATIONS

Go forward and get your elements collectively and measured out. Let it sit out and attain room temperature when you use a premade crust. When you’re making your crust, go forward and make it.

COOKING STEPS

1. Pour water into the raw pie shell.  I do know this sounds bizarre, however that is the way it’s executed. 
2. Whisk collectively flour, sugar, and salt. 
3. Sprinkle over water within the pie crust.  DO NOT STIR. 
4. Drizzle on the vanilla extract and add butter pats on prime of the pie. 
5. Bake in a preheated 400-degree oven for half-hour. Cut back warmth to 375 levels and proceed baking for 30 extra minutes.  
6. Let pie cool utterly after which cowl and place within the fridge. Pie will arrange because it cools and is refrigerated.  It should appear like it’s not cooked when faraway from the oven. It should look watery within the middle; that’s the way it ought to look. It should arrange as soon as it’s chilly. 

⭐PRO TIP

🔺You may cowl the perimeters of the pie crust in case your crust is turning into too darkish. I haven’t had that problem with this pie, however all oven temperatures differ and might bake in a different way. 

🔺Resist the urge to serve this pie heat. It’s to be served chilly, and warming it up will trigger it to turn out to be runny and free once more. 

IF YOU LOVE THIS RECIPE

When you love this pie, you’ll need to attempt our Old-Fashioned Impossible Pie. It’s been round for years and years and has terrific evaluations. It’s really easy; it doesn’t even require a crust. You can even attempt our traditional Chess Pie. It’s completely scrumptious!

❓FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Cathead Biscuits

Our Nannie made these biscuits daily! Many ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ evaluations.

STORING AND REHEATING

Cowl the pie and retailer it within the fridge. It should preserve for at the least 5 days. Don’t reheat this pie. This pie is to be served chilled or at room temperature. 

Outdated Customary Water Pie

The Southern Girl Cooks

This water pie is from the melancholy period and it is so good! Easy elements.

Prep Time 15 minutes minutes

Prepare dinner Time 1 hour hr

Whole Time 1 hour hr 15 minutes minutes

Course Dessert

Delicacies American, southern

• 1 deep dish 9 inch pie crust raw
• 1 1/2 cups faucet water
• 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 cup white granulated sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 5 tablespoons butter sliced

• Pour water into raw pie shell.

• Whisk collectively flour, sugar and salt. Sprinkle over water in pie crust. DO NOT STIR.

• Drizzle on vanilla extract and add butter pats on prime of pie. Bake in a preheated 400 diploma oven for half-hour.

• Cut back warmth to 375 levels and proceed baking for 30 extra minutes.

• Pie will arrange because it cools and is refrigerated.

• It should appear like it’s not cooked when faraway from oven however will arrange as soon as it’s chilly.

Key phrase Outdated Customary Water Pie

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