Amish Vanilla Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• unbaked 9-inch pie shell
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup dark brown sugar, packed
• 1/2 cup light corn syrup
• 1 cup water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 ground mace (i omit)
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup dark brown sugar, packed
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon ground mace (i omit)
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup cold butter

Recipe

• 1 in a medium saucepan, whisk the egg until frothy.
• 2 whisk in the flour.
• 3 add the brown sugar, corn syrup, water, vanilla, mace, and salt and mix well.
• 4 over medium-high heat, bring the mixture just to a full rolling boil, stirring occasionally.
• 5 remove from the heat and let cool to room temperature.
• 6 (filling will be slightly thickened.).
• 7 while the filling is cooling, prepare the crumb topping.
• 8 in a medium mixing bowl, combine the flour, brown sugar, vanilla, cream of tartar, baking soda, mace, and salt.
• 9 using a pastry blender or two forks (i use my kitchen aid), cut in the cold butter until the topping resembles coarse crumbs.
• 10 pour the cooled filling into the pastry shell.
• 11 the pastry will be only half full but the pie will rise as it bakes.
• 12 sprinkle with the crumb topping.
• 13 cover the edges of the pastry with foil to prevent over browning.
• 14 bake 350 for 25 minutes, then remove the foil and bake for an additional 20 minute or until the top is a deep, golden brown.
• 15 (don't overbake.) the filling will be a bit soft but will firm up as it cools.
• 16 cool completely before cutting.
• 17 serve warm or cold.