When I first saw this water pie video recipe tutorial by Paula Deen on YouTube, I was so intrigued. This water pie is really interesting because Paula received an email from a fan who asked her if she had ever heard of water pie that was popular in the great depression era. Paula, who became very inquisitive and looked it up and found a recipe for water pie. Paula and her best friend decided to make this pie and are quite hilarious because they start speculating on the results when they pour the first cup of water into the pie crust. By the end, Paula and her friend unanimously agree that it tastes delicious. This is such a charming video and a real adventure into the unknown.

Ingredients:

• A pre-made pie crust (either from scratch or store-bought)
• 2 cups of water
• 12  tablespoons of butter (cold and cubed)
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon fine salt
• 3 tablespoons granulated white sugar
• 1/4 cup cold vegetable shortening
• 1/4 cup ice water

Directions:

In this water pie video recipe tutorial by Paula Deen on YouTube, You will learn to make this interesting pie from the great depression era. You will start by adding 2 cups of water to the pie crust.

Then, as per instructions in the video, you just drizzle the other ingredients on top of the water then bake in a 400-degree oven for bout 50 minutes.

This pie is certainly interesting and I will certainly make a point to try it someday!

Paula Deen’s Depression Era Water Pie Recipe