Water pie

I was on pinterest looking for new recipe ideas
You know how you get what the store has not what you need to make a recipe so its a game right?

What can i make with the ingredients i have that we may want to eat. Have you played that game yet???


Jacky and i got a good laugh. I guess in depression times someone came up with a water pie
Yep pie filling made of water and not much more

I almost want to try it just to see
How does that work? Is it edible? Really?
Its economical for sure ha ha ha

Depression Era Water Pie

KRISTY NORRELL

Because resources were so scarce during the Great Depression, people found clever tricks to make a little seem like a lot. Some of those tricks bordered on magic, like in this Water Pie, where water is the main ingredient and yet somehow you end up with a pie that’s creamy and sweet and totally indulgent. It uses just a few pantry ingredients but still manages to feel like a special treat.

When you saw the name Water Pie, you might have thought that it was cooked in a water bath, or that water was somehow involved in the cooking method, but no, water really is the main ingredient. It gets poured into a pie crust…

… and then a mixture of flour, sugar, and salt gets sprinkled over the top. A little vanilla gets drizzled over that…

… but the final flourish is a few pats of butter, which gives the pie a straightforward sweet and buttery flavor.

Even though you don’t stir anything together, as it bakes the ingredients come together to form a filling that’s creamy and almost custardy in texture. When there wasn’t enough to go around, this pie surely made the hard days seem a little sweeter.

Depression Era Water Pie

Serves 8; 1 hour 15 minutes

INGREDIENTS

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

PREPARATION

1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
2. Place pie crust on a baking sheet and pour the 1 1/2 cups water into the pie crust.
3. In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, and salt. Sprinkle evenly over water in the pie crust, but do not stir.
4. Drizzle vanilla over the pie, then evenly place pats of butter over the top.
5. Bake for 30 minutes. Reduce heat to 375°F and continue baking for 30 more minutes. Cover crust with foil if browning too quickly.
6. Pie will be watery but will set up as it cools. Allow to cool to room temperature, then place in fridge to chill before slicing. Enjoy!

Recipe adapted from Southern Plate.

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