Viola Miller’s Never Fail Pie Crust and the Legend of Bob Andy Pie

• Refrigerated

  • 1 Egg
  • 3 Eggs, yolks separated from, whites

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 cup Brown sugar, packed
  • 1 tsp Cinnamon, ground
  • 1/2 tsp Cloves, ground
  • 3 3/16 cup Flour
  • 1 cup Granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1 1/4 cup Shortening

• Oils & Vinegars

  • 1 tbsp White vinegar

• Dairy

  • 1 1/2 tbsp Margarine or butter
  • 2 1/2 cups Milk

• Liquids

  • 5 tbsp Water

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Ingredients

• 3 C flour
• 1 1/4 cup of shortening
• 5 Tablespoon water
• 1 Tablespoon white vinegar (cider vinegar will work too)
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup brown sugar, packed
• 3 eggs, yolks separated from whites
• 1 1/2 Tablespoons margarine or butter, melted
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 3 heaping Tablespoons flour
• 2 1/2 to 3 cups milk
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions

• Cut shortening into flour & salt, blend until flour is moistened.
• Combine egg, water, & vinegar, add all at one time to flour mixture.
• Stir until all ingredients are well combined.
• Roll out dough on a lightly floured working surface, or between two pieces of waxed paper.
• Place upside down pie pan onto rolled out dough.
• Flip dough and pie pan right side up, fit dough to pie pan.
• Trim excess dough from sides.
• Crimp edges.
• Bake in preheated 350 degrees F oven for 30 to 35 minutes, or fill with pie filling and bake accordingly.
• (Recipe makes top and bottom crust or two bottom crust)
• In a medium mixing bowl, mix together sugar, flour, cinnamon, cloves.
• Add melted butter, beaten egg yolks, and sweet milk. (May use one can Milnot evaporated milk and add enough whole milk to make a scant 3 cups.)
• Beat egg whites, just until stiff peaks form (do not over beat)
• Fold egg whites into milk mixture.
• Pour into 2 unbaked pie shells, stirring constantly so spices do not settle.
• Bake in a preheated 400 °F oven for 10 to 15 minutes.
• Finish baking at 325 °F approximately 30 to 45 minutes, or until center is barely still jiggly”.
• (May take longer to bake if you make crust on the thicker side and/or if you have a deep dish style of pie pan.)