Amish Vanilla Pie

Amish Vanilla Pie Recipe

Amish Vanilla Pie with a slice cut out of it.
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Amish Vanilla Pie recipe by Bea McClure, Durham, from WPTF’s “Ask Your Neighbor” Cookbook.

Prep time: 10 minutes

Baking time: 40 minutes

Serving size: 9 servings

Ingredients

  • 1 unbaked 9-inch pie shell 
  • 1/4 cup butter or margarine
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup dark brown syrup
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 cup unsifted flour
  • 1/2 tsp cream of tartar
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/8 tsp salt
Ingredients such as vanilla, oats, milk, brown sugar and salt.
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Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F and prepare a pie crust.
  2. Combine 1/2 a cup of brown sugar, 1 tbsp of flour, dark corn syrup, vanilla, and beaten egg in a saucepan.
  3. Slowly stir in water over medium heat until well combined then bring the mixture to a boil.
  4. Let the mixture cool for a few minutes while you work on the dry mixture.
  5. For the dry mixture, combine 1 cup flour, 1/2 cup brown sugar, cream of tartar, baking soda, salt, and softened butter in a bowl. Mix with a fork until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
  6. Pour the cooled mixture into the pie crust and top with the crumble mixture.
  7. Baked at 350°F for 40 minutes or until golden brown.
  8. Enjoy this Amish Vanilla Pie on its own or paired with vanilla ice cream!

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Amish vanilla pie baking in the oven.
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