Recipe: Vinegar Pie

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From: Kelly~WA

Vinegar Pie

1 9-inch unbaked pie crust
1 1/4 cups sugar
1/4 cup flour
1 Tbsp. grated lemon zest
1/2 cup cider vinegar
2 cups water
3 eggs, well beaten
1 Tbsp. butter

Preheat the oven to 425 F.

Combine sugar, flour, and lemon zest in a saucepan and stir them together until thoroughly blended. Add cider vinegar while stirring or whisking constantly, then add the water. Place over medium heat, bring the mixture to a boil and cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute. Remove from heat and stir a little of the hot mixture into the eggs, then stir the warmed egg mixture into the remaining hot mixture. Stir in butter. Pour the mixture into the prepared pie shell and bake for 10 minutes at 425 and then reduce heat to 350 and continue baking for 30 minutes more.

Remove the pie from the oven and let it cool completely before serving. The filling will seem quite liquid, but will firm as the pie cools.