Amish Vanilla Pie

Amish Vanilla Pie recipe by Bea McClure, Durham, from WPTF’s “Ask Your Neighbor” Cookbook.

Ingredients

• 1 unbaked 9-inch pie shell 
• 1/4 cup butter or margarine
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup dark brown syrup
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup unsifted flour
• 1/2 tsp cream of tartar
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/8 tsp salt

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F and prepare a pie crust.
2. Combine 1/2 a cup of brown sugar, 1 tbsp of flour, dark corn syrup, vanilla, and beaten egg in a saucepan.
3. Slowly stir in water over medium heat until well combined then bring the mixture to a boil.
4. Let the mixture cool for a few minutes while you work on the dry mixture.
5. For the dry mixture, combine 1 cup flour, 1/2 cup brown sugar, cream of tartar, baking soda, salt, and softened butter in a bowl. Mix with a fork until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
6. Pour the cooled mixture into the pie crust and top with the crumble mixture.
7. Baked at 350°F for 40 minutes or until golden brown.
8. Enjoy this Amish Vanilla Pie on its own or paired with vanilla ice cream!