Bill King's Vinegar Pie

One of my dearest friends recipes.  Bill, who was from Lynchburg Virginia, used to make this pie all the time.  He was an incredible host and his dinner parties were incredible because he kept everyone on- the-floor laughing and well fed.  This is one of my default deserts.  In the south in the winter when you ran out of fruit you would substitute vinegar to make custard pies. I have experimented with this recipe over the years substituting all sorts of flavored vinegars and it is delicious.




BILL KING'S VINEGAR PIE

2 pie pans - pre made
6 eggs
2 cups sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1&1/2 teaspoon vanilla
5 tablespoons vinegar ( experiment with flavors - this weekend we used a Cassis flavored vinegar, however you can default to apple-cider vinegar)
1 teaspoon cornstarch
1/3 cup milk
1 stick butter melted

1. Combine everything and mix, pour into shell.
2. Bake at 350 degrees ( this is the challenging part - start at 30-40 minutes but monitor to be sure custard in center is baked and some ovens vary but can take longer - will make 2 shallow pies or combine and make one pie but will require longer baking time).