Don’t decide a recipe by its title! One might imagine a water pie, or because it’s typically referred to as, “despair pie,” would lack taste, however you’d be flawed. This old school pie was made well-liked through the Nice Melancholy, and it’s all of the issues a pie must be…wealthy, candy, decadent, and you bought it, straightforward!
Should you like old school desserts, you would possibly wish to make our Do Nothing Cake, Buttermilk Pie, or Blackberries and Dumplings.
❤️WHY WE LOVE WATER PIE
We love old school recipes, and this pie is unquestionably that. It got here out of the Nice Melancholy when residence cooks needed to make do with what they’d. It’s been my expertise that straightforward is sort of at all times higher, and this dessert qualifies. Flour, butter, vanilla, and naturally, water are what makes this do-it-yourself pie fabulous. As you’ll be able to see it has NO eggs! You received’t imagine how straightforward it’s and it’s the right dessert to serve for any gathering or vacation as a result of it must be made prematurely.
🍴KEY INGREDIENTS
Deep Dish Pie Crust-we prefer to make our personal utilizing THIS recipe, however you’ll be able to simply use a store-bought premade crust. Make sure that it’s a deep dish pie crust.
Water-this is a should. The water makes this a water pie.
All-Objective Flour-this is a thickening agent.
White Granulated Sugar-this brings the sweetness!
Salt-you will certainly wish to add this as a result of it helps convey out the candy flavors of this dessert.
Vanilla Extract-adds a lot taste for this dessert. You might use vanilla flavoring.
Butter-it can’t be buttery if we don’t add the butter. We use unsalted butter.
🥣KEY EQUIPMENT
One of many nice issues about this pie is that it takes little or no gear. You’ll want a deep dish pie plate and a mixing bowl. Should you suppose you’ll must cowl your pie crust to maintain it from browning an excessive amount of, be certain and have some aluminum foil shut by.
🥧HOW TO MAKE
You received’t imagine how straightforward this pie is. You principally combine, pour and bake! That’s it. You need to love these easy desserts, and this one positively qualifies.
PREPARATIONS
Go forward and get your elements collectively and measured out. Let it sit out and attain room temperature for those who use a premade crust. Should you’re making your crust, go forward and make it.
COOKING STEPS
- Pour water into the raw pie shell. I do know this sounds bizarre, however that is the way it’s achieved.
- Whisk collectively flour, sugar, and salt.
- Sprinkle over water within the pie crust. DO NOT STIR.
- Drizzle on the vanilla extract and add butter pats on high of the pie.
- Bake in a preheated 400-degree oven for half-hour. Cut back warmth to 375 levels and proceed baking for 30 extra minutes.
- Let pie cool fully after which cowl and place within the fridge. Pie will arrange because it cools and is refrigerated. It’s going to appear like it isn’t cooked when faraway from the oven. It’s going to look watery within the heart; that’s the way it ought to look. It’s going to arrange as soon as it’s chilly.
⭐PRO TIP
🔺You possibly can cowl the perimeters of the pie crust in case your crust is changing into too darkish. I haven’t had that situation with this pie, however all oven temperatures range and may bake in another way.
🔺Resist the urge to serve this pie heat. It’s to be served chilly, and warming it up will trigger it to develop into runny and free once more.
IF YOU LOVE THIS RECIPE
Should you love this pie, you’ll wish to attempt our Old-Fashioned Impossible Pie. It’s been round for years and years and has terrific opinions. It’s really easy; it doesn’t even require a crust. You too can attempt our traditional Chess Pie. It’s completely scrumptious!
❓FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Actually, there isn’t a explicit means the pie ought to look when it’s achieved baking. I like to recommend baking it for a full hour after which eradicating it to chill. It’s going to positively look watery and free, however that’s okay. As I mentioned, it can arrange because it cools and is refrigerated.
Sure, it is suggested that you simply make this pie forward of time due to the cooling course of. This pie will get higher the longer it sits. It will be effective to make it even two days earlier than serving.
Some will say it tastes like the center of a pecan pie however with out the corn syrup. I’ve additionally heard folks describe it as having virtually a butterscotch style. It’s wealthy and decadent, and my household are enormous followers.
STORING AND REHEATING
Cowl the pie and retailer it within the fridge. It’s going to maintain for at the very least 5 days. Don’t reheat this pie. This pie is to be served chilled or at room temperature.
Previous Normal Water Pie
This water pie is from the despair period and it is so good! Easy elements.
- 1 deep dish 9 inch pie crust raw
- 1 1/2 cups faucet water
- 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 cup white granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 5 tablespoons butter sliced
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Pour water into raw pie shell.
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Whisk collectively flour, sugar and salt. Sprinkle over water in pie crust. DO NOT STIR.
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Drizzle on vanilla extract and add butter pats on high of pie. Bake in a preheated 400 diploma oven for half-hour.
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Cut back warmth to 375 levels and proceed baking for 30 extra minutes.
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Pie will arrange because it cools and is refrigerated.
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It’s going to appear like it isn’t cooked when faraway from oven however will arrange as soon as it’s chilly.
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