mrs. aver's date walnut pie

Name: MRS. AVER'S DATE WALNUT PIE
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1/2 cup(s) sugar; 1 cup(s) corn syrup; 1/4 teaspoon(s) salt; 1 tablespoon(s) all purpose flour; 2 - eggs; 1 tablespoon(s) melted butter; 1 teaspoon(s) vanilla; 1 1/4 cup(s) chopped walnuts; 1 package(s) (7 oz.) pitted dates; 1 - unbaked 9" pastry shell

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Ellen Gwaltney Bales

Indianapolis, IN

Updated on Nov 10, 2012

Found this in an old recipe file of my mother's. It was cut from a newspaper with this notation: Date Walnut Pie, First Prize, Mrs. DeWitt E. Aver, R.R. 3, Noblesville. Mrs. Aver, wherever you are, thank you for this delightful prize-winning pie recipe. Photo Credit: Meredith Heuer

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prep time 15 Min

cook time 1 Hr

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yield 8 serving(s)

Ingredients

1/2 cup sugar
1 cup corn syrup
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon all purpose flour
2 - eggs
1 tablespoon melted butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/4 cups chopped walnuts
1 package (7 oz.) pitted dates
1 - unbaked 9" pastry shell

How To Make mrs. aver's date walnut pie

Step 1

In a large bowl, beat together sugar, syrup, salt, flour, and eggs. Mix well. Add melted butter, vanilla, nuts and dates (cut in pieces).

Step 2

Pour into shell and bake for 10 minutes at 450 degrees. Then lower oven temperature to 300 degrees and continue baking for another 50 minutes, or until filling is set.
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