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Old Fashioned Water Pie

This water pie is from the depression era and it's so good! Simple ingredients.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 15 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American, southern
Keyword: Old Fashioned Water Pie
Servings: 6 servings
Author: Judy Yeager

Ingredients

  • 1 deep dish 9 inch pie crust uncooked
  • 1 1/2 cups tap water
  • 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup white granulated sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 5 tablespoons butter sliced

Instructions

  • Pour water into uncooked pie shell.
  • Whisk together flour, sugar and salt. Sprinkle over water in pie crust. DO NOT STIR.
  • Drizzle on vanilla extract and add butter pats on top of pie. Bake in a preheated 400 degree oven for 30 minutes.
  • Reduce heat to 375 degrees and continue baking for 30 more minutes.
  • Pie will set up as it cools and is refrigerated.
  • It will look like it is not cooked when removed from oven but will set up once it is cold.