Old Fashioned Oatmeal Pie

Back when you didn't go to the supermarket and purchase a frozen pie, your mother, grandmother and the towns cafe made pies from scratch. Coffee or tea and a piece of pie was the the way friends socialized and enjoyed pleasant conversation. Families ended a meal with pie for dessert. Pecan Pie was considered a special occasion pie. When supplies ran short, as they often would in late winter, nuts were often in short supply. However rolled oats (oatmeal) was a staple. It served as a warm healthy breakfast, filler for meat and cookies, etc. It also became a substitute for pecans in pie. The rolled oats would be toasted in a skillett on the top of the stove or a pan in the oven for a few minutes to give them more of a nutty flavor and substituted in the traditional pecan pie recipe. When corn syrup was not available 1/2 molasses and 1/2 honey were a great tasting replacement. As more and more of us are found to be allergic to nuts it is also a tasty substitute.

Old Fashioned Oatmeal Pie

*toast oats by placing in a single layer in a large skillet browning them over on top of the stove, stir constantly until golden brown . Be careful not to over brown, they will burn quickly.

Preheat oven to 350°F.

Beat eggs until frothy. Add corn syrup, melted butter, and vanilla, stir well

Combine sugar, flour, cinnamon and salt with rolled oats in a small bowl. Mix wet and dry ingriedents and mix well.  Mix in toasted rolled oa    

    Addd Pour into uncooked shell. Bake for 1 hour.  

addd a layer of chocolate chips to the crust prior to pouring in the batter for a chocolate oatmeal pie.