Amish Vanilla Pie

Submitted by Kree

"A traditional recipe that makes two 9-inch pies. You can really taste the molasses!"

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 13
• Yields: 2 pies

ingredients

• 1 cup white sugar
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 cup molasses
• 2 cups water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups flour
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1⁄4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine
• 1⁄4 cup shortening
• 2 9-inch pie shells, unbaked

directions

1. In a saucepan, combine white sugar, 4 Tbsp flour, egg, molasses, water, and vanilla.
2. Bring to a full, rolling boil; set aside to cool.
3. In a large bowl, combine 2 cups flour, brown sugar, baking soda, cream of tartar, butter, and shortening; rub together with fingers to make crumbs.
4. Pour 1/2 of cooked mixture into each unbaked shell; cover each pie with crumbs.
5. Bake at 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes.
6. Note: This pie is even better when cooled, the second day!

Reviews

[Pantry Chef Starkey]

This was sooo good...we live near a Amish community and I have never tated this pie before... 5 stars!!!

 

[yibbityibbit]

So sorry to have to rate this low, but we couldn't finish it. It IS a matter of taste, we hated the molasses, it was overpowering. The recipe worked like it should have, near as I can tell, it set up etc., but we just didn't care for it at all.