OLD FASHIONED WATER PIE – The Southern Girl Cooks

Don’t choose a recipe by its identify! One might imagine a water pie, or because it’s typically referred to as, “despair pie,”  would lack taste, however you’d be mistaken. This old school pie was made fashionable through the Nice Melancholy, and it’s all of the issues a pie needs to be…wealthy, candy, decadent, and you bought it,  straightforward!

For those who 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 Melancholy when residence cooks needed to make do with what they’d.  It’s been my expertise that straightforward is sort of all the time higher, and this dessert qualifies. Flour, butter, vanilla, and naturally, water are what makes this do-it-yourself pie fabulous. As you’ll be able to see it has NO eggs! You gained’t imagine how straightforward 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 wish 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-Function 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 deliver out the candy flavors of this dessert.

Vanilla Extract-adds a lot taste for this dessert. You could 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. For those who suppose you’ll have to cowl your pie crust to maintain it from browning an excessive amount of, be certain and have some aluminum foil shut by.

🥧HOW TO MAKE

You gained’t imagine how straightforward 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 substances collectively and measured out. Let it sit out and attain room temperature if you happen to use a premade crust. For those who’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 completed. 
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. Scale back warmth to 375 levels and proceed baking for 30 extra minutes.  
6. Let pie cool fully after which cowl and place within the fridge. Pie will arrange because it cools and is refrigerated.  It’ll appear like it isn’t cooked when faraway from the oven. It’ll look watery within the heart; that’s the way it ought to look. It’ll arrange as soon as it’s chilly. 

⭐PRO TIP

🔺You may cowl the perimeters of the pie crust in case your crust is changing into too darkish. I haven’t had that challenge with this pie, however all oven temperatures range and might bake in another way. 

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

IF YOU LOVE THIS RECIPE

For those who love this pie, you’ll need to strive our Old-Fashioned Impossible Pie. It’s been round for years and years and has terrific opinions. It’s really easy; it doesn’t even require a crust. You can too strive our basic Chess Pie. It’s completely scrumptious!

❓FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Cathead Biscuits

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

STORING AND REHEATING

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

Outdated Long-established Water Pie

The Southern Girl Cooks

This water pie is from the despair period and it is so good! Easy substances.

Prep Time 15 minutes minutes

Cook 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.

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

• Pie will arrange because it cools and is refrigerated.

• It’ll appear like it isn’t cooked when faraway from oven however will arrange as soon as it’s chilly.

Key phrase Outdated Long-established Water Pie

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