Amish Vanilla Pie
Amish Vanilla Pie is a traditional shoo fly pie recipe using sugar and molasses. However, you can substitute corn syrup in this sugar pie recipe if you don't like the strong flavor of molasses. Enjoy the vanilla twist in this sugar pie!
Ingredients
- For Filling:
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup molasses or light corn syrup
- 1 cup water
- 1 egg, well beaten
- 1 tablespoon flour
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 (9-inch) unbaked pie shell
- For Topping:
- 1 cup flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup lard, butter, margarine or vegetable shortening
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- For Filling: Combine the sugars, molasses, water, egg and flour in a saucepan. Bring to a boil and continue boiling until thickened.
- Allow to cool and stir in vanilla. Pour into unbaked shell.
- For Topping: Melt shortening and then stir flour, baking powder, baking soda, and brown sugar into shortening. Crumble mixture over pie shell.
- Bake at 375 degrees F for 50 to 60 minutes.
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