A favorite recipe of ours. It first surfaced during the Great Depression when people were desperate to make something out of nothing. The best part is it tastes just like Kewpee’s Sugar Cream Pie. A local favorite.

1 deep dish pie crust (bottom only)
1 1/2 cups water
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/2 tsp apple cider vinegar *Not all recipes call for this, we think it makes the flavor pop!
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup all purpose flour
1/2 tsp kosher salt
6 tbsp butter

1. Preheat oven to 400 F.
2. Place crust in deep dish pie pan.
3. Pour water into the pie crust.
4. Drizzle vanilla and vinegar over the water. DO NOT MIX.
5. In a medium bowl, mix sugar, flour, and salt together.
6. Sprinkle sugar mixture over water in the crust.
7. Pad your butter and float them as evenly as possible over the pie water.
8. Bake at 400 for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes shield the pie crust with foil. Reduce heat to 375 and bake an additional 30 minutes. When removing the pie, filling will be loose/watery. Cool pie to room temperature (about 1 hour). Loosely cover the pie and refrigerate until fully set (about 8 hours).