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
There's nobody better at throwing an old-fashioned country Christmas than Dolly Parton. And her Christmases always include a walnut pie. Dolly loves to share memories of celebrating the season with her eleven brothers and sisters at their home in Locust Ridge, Tennessee.
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.
The Ancient Egyptians created the first example of what we know as pies today. Later on, closer to the 5th Century BC, the Ancient Greeks were believed to invent pie pastry as it is mentioned in the plays of the writer Aristophanes and it was possible to work as a pastry chef in this era, a separate trade to a baker.
Combine 1/2 cup melted, cooled butter, 1 1/2 cups sugar, 2 tablespoons self-rising flour, 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar, 1 tablespoon vanilla, and 3 eggs in a large bowl or blender. Mix well. Pour the filling into a 9-inch unbaked pie shell. (I used store-bought for convenience.)
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.
That's right, Parton and her lifelong BFF, Judy Ogle, have been pals since they were wee tots. The pair are so close, they were even rumored to have been a couple, which Parton always denied. "So people say that — because you can't really have a great relationship with a woman," she told The Sun in 2019.
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.
In 2011, the Maine State Legislature designated blueberry pie, made with wild Maine Blueberries, as the official state dessert. Wild blueberries are harvested from late July to early September in Maine.
Antiquity. Early pies were in the form of flat, round or freeform crusty cakes called galettes consisting of a crust of ground oats, wheat, rye, or barley containing honey inside.
Smaller and slightly sweeter than a traditional or Persian lime, Key limes are the star of Florida's favorite sweet treat, the Key lime pie. While the Florida Keys are most commonly associated with Key lime pie (for obvious reasons!), the entire state embraces the dish.
According to historian William Woys Weaver, the molasses had been named after an iconic circus animal (Shoofly the Boxing Mule), who had been named after a popular song written during the Civil War (“Shoo Fly, Don't Bother Me”). The hearty pie-cake fusion remains popular in Pennsylvania's Amish country.
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.
In case you are curious to know what Dolly Parton eats, she has a number of favorite dishes. Her favorite dessert, however, is a Southern classic that is a big crowd-pleaser – banana pudding.
Dolly still loves making Southern food. Some of her favorite dishes to cook (and eat) are meatloaf with mashed potatoes and homemade coleslaw, pork roast and her specialty, chicken and dumplings. The key to making them delicious shouldn't be surprising: Make sure you're using enough fat, salt and pepper.
Parton has named banana pudding, chicken and dumplings, and roast pork among her favorite foods, the latter of which she prefers a bit fatty. And she told The New York Times in 1992, "The greasier the food, the better."
And Parton loves scrambled eggs in the mornings as well, she noted in an interview with Insider. She even has a secret to making them fluffier: add a sprinkle of ice water to the pan while you cook the eggs. Safe to say, the singer is rising and shining with eggs on her plate one way or another.
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