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Sunglow Motel-Cafe Pickle Pie

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The Sunglow Motel-Cafe in Bicknell, Utah serves the unique pickle pie, developed by Cula Ekker. This is their recipe, as it appeared in a Salt Lake Tribune article that is framed and hangs on the cafe's wall.

Yield 2 pies

Ingredients

  • 5 eggs
  • 2 cups white granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp nutmeg
  • 1 tsp lemon extract
  • 2 tbsp cornstarch
  • 1 cup + 2 tbsp light cream
  • ⅛ cup margarine, melted
  • 12 oz sweet pickles, drained and ground
  • 2 unbaked 9-inch pie shells

Instructions

  1. 1
    Beat eggs and sugar until lemon-colored and thick; beat in cinnamon, nutmeg, lemon extract, cornstarch, cream and margarine.
  2. 2
    Stir ground sweet pickles into mixture.
  3. 3
    Pour pickle mixture into unbaked pie shells.
  4. 4
    Bake at 350°F for 1–1.25 hours, until a knife inserted in center comes out clean.
Category
Desserts
Method
Baking

Recipe Attribution

Wikibooks Cookbook
en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Sunglow_Motel-Cafe_Pickle_Pie