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Pie, Vinegar, Old-Fashioned

Desserts · Hillbilly Poor · Pie

Pie, Vinegar, Old-Fashioned
Prep 10 minutes
Cook 35 minutes
Serves Yield: 8 servings

Ingredients

  • 1 crust for a single crust pie your favorite recipe or store-bought
  • 3-4 large eggs at room temperature (three will give you a softer set)
  • 1 cup light brown sugar* packed
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt I used Morton’s (yes, that much)
  • 6 Tablespoons unsalted butter 3/4 sticks**, melted and cooled slightly
  • 2 Tablespoons apple cider vinegar

Directions

For the Crust

  1. Line a 9″ pie pan (not deep dish) with your pastry. Crimp however you’d like.
  2. Line the crust with parchment or a large coffee filter and then fill it with beans or other weights. Bake for 15 minutes at 350F.***
  3. Carefully remove lining and weights and set aside. Brush crust all over with egg wash (1 egg beaten well with a pinch of salt). Prick the bottom crust well with the tip of a sharp knife, and then bake an additional 10-15 minutes, or until the bottom of the pie crust looks dry. If the crust bubbles up at all with air pockets, carefully press them out.**
  4. Remove the crust from the oven and set aside. The crust will be pale. It’s okay, it will bake some more once you put the filling in.

For the Filling

  1. Whisk together the eggs, sugar, and salt until well combined and smooth.
  2. Drizzle in the melted butter while whisking constantly.

Whisk in the apple cider vinegar.

  1. Pour into the crust and bake for about 35 minutes, or until the internal temperature of the pie is 165F. The filling will rise up and be nicely browned on the top. It will sink back to level as it cools.
  2. Remove pie from oven and cool to room temperature. Serve at room temperature or slightly chilled from the fridge. Store any leftovers in the refrigerator.

Notes

*Most recipes I researched call for white sugar. I think brown sugar is more likely since it was probably less expensive than white sugar. I also think Ma Ingalls could have possibly sweetened her pie with maple syrup. You can do that too, if you want.

Nutrition

313 kcal Serving: 1/8 pie Calories: 313kcal Carbohydrates: 37g Protein: 4g Saturated Fat: 7g Cholesterol: 115mg Sodium: 276mg Sugar: 26g