Nell B. Nichols

Black-Walnut Pie

Preparation info

  • Difficulty

    Medium

Appears in

Farm Journal's Complete Pie Cookbook

Farm Journal's Complete Pie Cookbook

By Nell B. Nichols

Published 1965

  • About

So rich you can cut pie in 8 servings; so delicious no one will want you to

Ingredients

  • Unbaked 9" pie shell
  • ½ c. granulated sugar
  • ½ c. brown sugar
  • 1 c. light corn syrup
  • 3 tblsp. butter or margarine
  • 3 eggs, slightly beaten
  • 1 c. chopped black walnuts
  • 1 tblsp. granulated sugar
  • 1 tblsp. flour

Method

  • Combine ½ c. granulated sugar, brown sugar and corn syrup in saucepan. Heat just to boiling. Remove from heat and add butter. Stir until butter melts.
  • Gradually stir hot mixture into eggs. Stir in black walnuts.
  • Combine 1 tblsp. sugar and flour. Sprinkle evenly over bottom of pastry-lined pie pan. Turn walnut mixture into pastry.
  • Bake in moderate oven (350°F.) until top is browned, 45 to 50 minutes.

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