Don’t choose a recipe by its identify! One might imagine a water pie, or because it’s generally referred to as, “despair pie,” would lack taste, however you’d be unsuitable. This old style pie was made standard in the course of the Nice Despair, and it’s all of the issues a pie needs to be…wealthy, candy, decadent, and you bought it, straightforward!
For those who like old style desserts, you would possibly need to make our Do Nothing Cake, Buttermilk Pie, or Blackberries and Dumplings.
❤️WHY WE LOVE WATER PIE
We love old style recipes, and this pie is certainly that. It got here out of the Nice Despair when dwelling cooks needed to make do with what that they had. It’s been my expertise that straightforward is sort of all the time higher, and this dessert qualifies. Flour, butter, vanilla, and naturally, water are what makes this home made pie fabulous. As you possibly can see it has NO eggs! You received’t imagine how straightforward it’s and it’s the proper dessert to serve for any gathering or vacation as a result of it must be made upfront.
🍴KEY INGREDIENTS
Deep Dish Pie Crust-we wish to make our personal utilizing THIS recipe, however you possibly can simply use a store-bought premade crust. Ensure 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 need to add this as a result of it helps carry out the candy flavors of this dessert.
Vanilla Extract-adds a lot taste for this dessert. Chances are you’ll 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 tools. You’ll want a deep dish pie plate and a mixing bowl. For those who assume you’ll have to 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 mainly combine, pour and bake! That’s it. It’s important to love these easy desserts, and this one undoubtedly qualifies.
PREPARATIONS
Go forward and get your substances collectively and measured out. Let it sit out and attain room temperature in the event you use a premade crust. For those who’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 executed.
- 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 utterly after which cowl and place within the fridge. Pie will arrange because it cools and is refrigerated. It should appear like it’s not cooked when faraway from the oven. It should look watery within the heart; that’s the way it ought to look. It should arrange as soon as it’s chilly.
⭐PRO TIP
🔺You may cowl the edges of the pie crust in case your crust is changing into too darkish. I haven’t had that difficulty with this pie, however all oven temperatures fluctuate and might 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 change into runny and unfastened once more.
IF YOU LOVE THIS RECIPE
For those who love this pie, you’ll need to strive our Old-Fashioned Impossible Pie. It’s been round for years and years and has terrific critiques. It’s really easy; it doesn’t even require a crust. It’s also possible to strive our basic Chess Pie. It’s completely scrumptious!
❓FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Truthfully, there isn’t any explicit approach the pie ought to look when it’s executed baking. I like to recommend baking it for a full hour after which eradicating it to chill. It should undoubtedly look watery and unfastened, however that’s okay. As I mentioned, it would arrange because it cools and is refrigerated.
Sure, it is strongly recommended 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 could be high-quality 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 individuals describe it as having virtually a butterscotch style. It’s wealthy and decadent, and my household are big followers.
STORING AND REHEATING
Cowl the pie and retailer it within the fridge. It should hold for not less than 5 days. Don’t reheat this pie. This pie is to be served chilled or at room temperature.
Previous Original Water Pie
This water pie is from the despair period and it is so good! Easy substances.
- 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 should appear like it’s not cooked when faraway from oven however will arrange as soon as it’s chilly.
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