Grandma Sorensen's Depression Pie
Source of Recipe
Grandma Carol Sorensen
Recipe Introduction
This pie was one that was made in the Great Depression when the ingredients were readily available on the farm.
List of Ingredients
Crust:
1 cup bread crumbs (7 slices white bread)
1/3 cup sugar
1/3 cup real butter
Let bread dry completely then brown lightly in oven.
Filling:
2 cups milk
2 eggs
1 cup sugar
2 heaping Tbsp. flour
1 Tbsp real butter
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla
Recipe
Beat eggs; add 1/2 cup of the milk, sugar, flour, salt and vanilla. Heat milk, slowly add egg mixture and butter. Slowly bring to a boil and let boil a minute or so. Save the egg whites. Put filling into crust. Beat egg whites (not too stiff) and top pie. Save a few of the crust crumbs and sprinkle on top of egg whites. Bake for 10-15 minutes.
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