Pie Recipes: Black Walnut Pieby Kendall
I’m not a big proponent of corn syrup for various reasons (which is in this recipe), but I just had to post this black walnut pie recipe! Black walnuts are found all across the U.S., but the largest one is located right here in my own backyard–on Sauvie Island, just minutes from Portland! Here it is:
Black walnuts are prized for their flavor, but they’re pretty expensive to buy in the store—and rightfully so! If you forage them yourself, the outer husks are incredibly difficult to remove. And if you don’t wear gloves, your hands will be dyed a dark brown color. Do some research before trying to tear into these babies!
Enough about walnuts, on to the recipe!
Black Walnut Pie
1 c. dark corn syrup
1 tsp. flour
3 eggs, beaten
1/8 tsp. salt
Chopped black walnuts
1 tsp. vanilla
½ c. sugar
Egg white
Melted butter
Uncooked pie crust
Combine and mix well corn syrup, flour, three eggs beaten, salt, vanilla, sugar. Pour into uncooked pie shell. Brush pie crust with egg white. Put butter over pie and cover with chopped black walnuts. Bake about 40 minutes in a very low oven, about 250 degrees.