OLD FASHIONED WATER PIE – The Southern Girl Cooks

Don’t choose a recipe by its title! One might imagine a water pie, or because it’s generally referred to as, “despair pie,”  would lack taste, however you’d be flawed. This old style pie was made well-liked throughout the Nice Despair, and it’s all of the issues a pie ought to be…wealthy, candy, decadent, and you bought it,  simple!

For those who like old style 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 style recipes, and this pie is unquestionably that. It got here out of the Nice Despair when house cooks needed to make do with what that they had.  It’s been my expertise that easy is nearly at all times higher, and this dessert qualifies. Flour, butter, vanilla, and naturally, water are what makes this selfmade pie fabulous. As you may see it has NO eggs! You received’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 wish to make our personal utilizing THIS recipe, however you may 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-Goal 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. 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 tools. You’ll want a deep dish pie plate and a mixing bowl. For those who suppose you’ll must cowl your pie crust to maintain it from browning an excessive amount of, make sure and have some aluminum foil shut by.

🥧HOW TO MAKE

You received’t imagine how simple this pie is. You mainly combine, pour and bake! That’s it. It’s important to love these easy desserts, and this one positively qualifies.

PREPARATIONS

Go forward and get your components collectively and measured out. Let it sit out and attain room temperature when you 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 carried out. 
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 is going to seem like it’s not cooked when faraway from the oven. It is going to look watery within the heart; that’s the way it ought to look. It is going to arrange as soon as it’s chilly. 

⭐PRO TIP

🔺You possibly can cowl the perimeters of the pie crust in case your crust is turning into too darkish. I haven’t had that difficulty with this pie, however all oven temperatures range and might bake otherwise. 

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

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Our Nannie made these biscuits day by day! Many ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ opinions.

STORING AND REHEATING

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

Previous Common Water Pie

The Southern Girl Cooks

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

Prep Time 15 minutes minutes

Cook dinner Time 1 hour hr

Complete 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 is going to seem like it’s not cooked when faraway from oven however will arrange as soon as it’s chilly.

Key phrase Previous Common Water Pie

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