When it comes to pie I think vintage pie recipes are the best. Those amazing recipes that have been handed down in families, cooked lovingly by grandmas and enjoyed at holiday gatherings for decades. I bet you have a recipe that came to mind as soon as you read that title.Today I’ve gathered my favorite vintage pie recipes for you! These are now available to everyone when decades before they were either memorized or shared on little cards kept in a recipe box on a shelf in the kitchen. These precious recipes should be written down, shared and used because they are as good today as they ever were!
Vintage Pie Recipes You and Your Family Will Love
For me, my favorite vintage pie recipe is one that I learned from my husband’s grandmother and I make it for every holiday – it’s the delicious Buttermilk Pie Recipe. My family expects this pie now and my nephew would probably kick me out of Thanksgiving if I didn’t bring it.
Shoofly Pie A vintage pie recipe from the Pennsylvania Dutch. Shoofly pie is a delicious molasses pie that has been baked and shared since the late 1800s. See: Authentic Shoofly Pie Recipe from Lancaster Co
Vinegar Pie This depression-era pie is quite custard like and the flavor may really surprise you! I’ve seen this made with both regular vinegar and apple cider; personally I prefer it with ACV. See: 12 Tomatoes Vinegar Pie with Apple Cider Vinegar
Old Fashioned Raisin Pie This recipe has been handed down for decades and is filled with the sweet goodness of…well raisins. I have heard this goes back at least 100 years. See: All Recipes Old Fashion Raisin Pie Recipe 1
Hillbilly Pie This is a bit of a twist on pecan pie with a similar flavor but made with oatmeal. I don’t know the origin of this vintage pie but it is a crowd pleaser! See: Priceless Hillbilly Pie Recipe
Kentucky Derby Pie All the yumminess of pecan pie with chocolate and bourbon added (thank you KY). The Kentucky Derby Pie was actually created in the 1950s by Walter and Leaudra Kern. See: Easy Kentucky Derby Pie Recipe
Apple Scotch Pie I’ve seen several different versions of this pie. I’m sure as recipes have been handed down each cook has put their own spin on this pie from Scotland. If you love apple pie then you are going to enjoy this tasty change to an American classic. See: Scottish Apple Pie Recipe
Sugar Cream Pie This is a mid-western that’s been around since the 1800s. Sugar, heavy cream and butter…need I say more? See: Sugar Cream Pie from Nick’s Kitchen
Green Tomato Pie An old family favorite that let grandma use up the green tomatoes instead of letting the frost get them. A close cousin, in flavor, to the apple pie. Your guests will wonder just what’s in there! See: Green Tomato Pie Recipe by Clinton Kelly
Sweet Potato Pie The sweet potato pie has been in recipe books since the 18th century and is considered a southern specialty. This is not a pumpkin pie though they are similar in texture. If you haven’t had a sweet potato pie, you must immediately! See: Classic Sweet Potato Pie Recipe
Strawberry Custard Pie A sweet fruit custard pie recipe that dates back to the 1950s. I’ve seen lots of variations on this scrumptious pie but this one hits all the right notes for me. See: Side Chef’s Strawberry Custard Pie Recipe
Here's how to make Nesselrode pie, an old-fashioned creamy dessert with chestnut custard and rum-soaked candied fruit. Made with roasted chestnuts and cherries macerated in rum, Nesselrode pie is a cozy, nostalgic holiday treat you may remember from childhood.
Buttermilk pie tastes like a buttery, vanilla custard, baked into a flaky, also buttery pie crust. Buttermilk lends a pleasant creaminess, and lemon zest and juice help to boost the pies tang. It's a simple, sweet, tangy delight!
What Does Vinegar Pie Taste Like? No, vinegar pie is not bitter, tart, or sour. In fact, it's sweet! The flavor of your pie is a bit dependent on the type of vinegar you use (more on that below), but the combination of fruit vinegar, sugar, lemon juice, and butter creates a sweet, slightly lemony, and even juicy pie.
What does water pie taste like? Without a lot of ingredients competing for your tastebuds' attention, water pie's flavor profile can be described as “sweet.” The custard filling is gelatinous and translucent, with a texture not unlike the one in chess pie.
Calling all Dolly Parton fans! This dessert legendary holiday walnut pie is a delicious and easy play on a pecan pie using walnuts instead of pecans. A bit of sugar, corn syrup, and melted butter comes together as a smooth, subtle filling. Save the recipe for Thanksgiving, we are sure you'll enjoy it.
A coffin or coffyn referred to a container made of pastry, a precursor of the modern pie crust, and food was served in the coffin it had been cooked in. The first printed use of the word coffin as a box for a corpse appeared later, in the 16th century. Historians trace pies back to ancient times.
Apple pie is arguably one of the most popular pie flavors. A symbol of America, the apple pie was actually invented by the British. Apple pie is simply made with sliced apples on double-crusted pastry dough.
Cottage pie is a classic meat-and-potato pie that's warm, rich and comforting. If you've never had it, you'll find that it tastes similar to shepherd's pie. Cottage pie features a rich gravy filling made with ground beef, spices, tomato paste, beef broth and red wine.
Wet pie fillings + raw dough are a tricky combination. If the bottom crust doesn't set before the filling soaks in, it's going to be gummy. A metal pie pan placed on a preheated surface will set the bottom crust quickest; once cooked, the liquids from the filling above won't soak in, and as a result: no soggy bottom.
One story is that it was called a "chest" pie, since it was made with anything found in your chest, or pantry, but because of the Southern accent, it turned into "chess." Another story is that a woman who whipped up the recipe called it "just pie," which with the Southern accent, it turned into "chess" pie.
The final product yields an intense sweetness and cake-like texture. The taste of shoofly pie can be described as: Sweet: Shoofly pie is known for its intense sweetness. It typically contains molasses, brown sugar, or dark corn syrup, which contribute to its rich, sugary flavor.
Its no surprise key lime is the favorite in Florida. This pie originated in Key West, Florida during the 19th century. In Key West, you can buy a chocolate-dipped slice of key lime pie on a stick. Other Southern states have the meringue-topped pie as the favorite as well.
...a recipe from Wehman's Cook Book, published in 1890: "Cover the bottom of a pie-dish with thin slices of beef and fat bacon, over which lay ten or twelve robins, previously rolled in flour, stuffed as above, season with a teaspoonful of salt, a quarter ditto of pepper, one of chopped parsley, and one of chopped ...
Whip ½ cup heavy cream to stiff peaks. In a large bowl, fold together the custard and Nesselrode fruit mix. In alternating additions, fold in the meringue and whipped cream. Pour into cooked pie shell, top with chocolate shavings, and place in either fridge or freezer to set completely.
It can only be heated once without breaking down. It needs to be mixed with sugar to help it distribute evenly. Pie filling enhancer is is instant Clear Jel mixed with ascorbic acid and superfine sugar. It is about 50 percent sugar so you have to cut back on the amount of sugar called for in your recipe.
The pie for PA is a Shoofly Pie! The shoofly pie was invented by the Pennsylvania Dutch in the 1880's. It all started as molasses cake called centennial cake in 1876 made to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
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