William Woys Weaver

Preacher Pie

1911

Preparation info
  • Yield: One 9- to 10 inch Pie (Serves

    8

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    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
The Christmas Cook: Three Centuries of American Yuletide Sweets
The Christmas Cook

By William Woys Weaver

Published 1990

  • About

This is the recipe of Mrs. James A. Hensley of Knoxville, Tennessee.

Ingredients

  • 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • ¾ cup granulated sugar
  • 4 e

Method

Preheat the oven to 325°F.

Cream the butter and sugar. Beat the yolks until thick, then combine with the butter mixture. Beat in the cream.

Scatter the chopped citron and raisins over the bottom of the pie shell and spread the batter over this evenly. Set the pie in the