How to make a Water Pie From the Great Depression-Era Recipe (2020) RockinRaffi Ep. 85

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil provides a dairy-free option while margarine is a less expensive alternative.

milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: water

Almond milk reduces calories and is dairy-free, while water is the most economical option.

Add 1 cup of sugar to a bowl.

Add 4 tablespoons of flour to the bowl with sugar.

Use a fork to combine the sugar and flour, then set aside.

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.

Zest a lemon using a grater.

Cut the lemon and squeeze it to extract juice using a lemon juicer.

Combine the lemon juice, lemon zest, and 1/4 cup of water in a bowl.

Pour the water mixture into the pie crust.

Sprinkle the flour and sugar mixture on top of the water mixture without mixing it.

Sprinkle 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract on top without mixing.

Cut butter into pieces, adding one tablespoon at a time evenly on top of the pie.

Bake in the oven for 30 minutes at 400 degrees.

After 30 minutes, reduce the oven temperature to 375 degrees and bake for another 30 minutes.

Remove the pie from the oven and let it cool to room temperature.

After cooling, refrigerate the pie for one hour before slicing.

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