Poor Man's Pie
By: Anonymous
Published: Tuesday, December 1, 2009 - 2:35am

Ingredients




10 inch pie shell
1 cup brown sugar or white sugar , but  cup flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups light cream
3 tablespoons butter , softened

Preparation

1 Preheat oven to 400 2 Line a large 9-inch pie plate with rolled out pastry dough, prick with a fork and bake for 10 minutes. 3 Remove from oven and reduce heat to 350 4 In a small bowl, combine sugar, flour and salt. 5 Mix well and spread evenly over the bottom of the crust. 6 Warm cream in the microwave, (warm, not hot) and then carefully pour the warmed cream over the sugar mixture, completely covering it. 7 In bits, dab butter over the cream. 8 Bake at 350 9 F for 45 minutes to an hour, or until golden spots form on the top. 10 The filling will seem liquid but will become firmer as it cools.

About


A traditional Amish pie. It is thought to have been a treat during the Depression and for those laboring in the Dust Bowl.