Vinegar Pie
- 1 14 cups sugar
- 3 eggs, beaten
- 14 cup cider vinegar
- 13 cup flour
- 2 cups water
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 (9 inch) deep dish pie shells
- cinnamon, and
- nutmeg, for dusting
- whipped cream (to garnish) (optional)
- Prepare whatever pie crust you are using and blind bake it until its light golden brown.
- The filling needs to go in a hot pie shell so start preparing your filling when the crust has about 20 minutes left to bake.
- Make filling while pie shell bakes.
- Whisk together eggs and 1/4 cup sugar in a bowl until blended well.
- Whisk together flour and remaining 1 cup sugar in a 1 quart heavy saucepan, then whisk in water and vinegar.
- Bring to a boil, whisking until sugar is dissolved.
- Add a small amount, about 2 tablespoons, to the egg mixture and mix well.
- Add another 2 to 3 tablespoons and mix well.
- Add the rest of the flour mixture to egg mixture in a slow stream, whisking constantly.
- Pour filling back into the saucepan and cook over moderate heat, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, until filling coats back of spoon and registers 175F on an instant-read thermometer, 12 to 15 minutes.
- (Do not boil.)
- Immediately pour filling into the hot pie shell.
- Do not overfill, you may have a bit of filling left.
- Reduce oven temperature to 350F Cover rim of crust with a pie shield or foil to prevent overbrowning.
- Bake pie until filling is set, 15 to 20 minutes, then cool completely in pan on a rack.
- Dust evenly with cinnamon and freshly ground nutmeg.
- If desired garnish with whipped cream.
sugar, eggs, cider vinegar, flour, water, butter, vanilla, dish pie shells, cinnamon, nutmeg, whipped cream
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/vinegar-pie-278322 (may not work)