Try Bob Andy Pie....

Submitted by editorkevin on 4 February 2010 - 4:41pm

Silly name, good pie. This is one of the first Amish recipes I was ever introduced to. It's a very light, fluffy, custardy pie with a whiff of cloves to the flavor. This pie seems to be most popular among the Amish in Indiana and Illinois. There are all sorts of stories as to how the pie got its name. Anyone want to guess why it is called Bob Andy? So if you're stuck inside in a snowstorm over the days ahead and want a different dessert to make with the ingredients you have on hand, this is a good pie to try:

BOB ANDY PIE

2 cups white sugar

2 cups milk

1/2 teaspoon cloves

1 teaspoon cinnamon

3 heaping tablespoons flour

1 tablespoon butter

3 eggs (beat yolks and whites separately)

Mix together sugar, flour, cloves and cinnamon. Add butter, beaten egg yolks and milk. Also, whites of eggs. Pour into two unbaked pie crusts and bake at 350.

Re: Try Bob Andy Pie....

Submitted by thecfarm on 5 February 2010 - 4:37pm.

Well I think the pie was named Bob Andy pie cause two men was sitting around shooting the breeze while the wifes were whipping up a pie.. That is how it got its name..

Blessings Sisterbrenda Maine

Re: Try Bob Andy Pie....

Submitted by Stutzman on 5 February 2010 - 11:55am.

I make it with nutmeg, too. And I just mix the eggs together... they don't have to be whipped high or anything special. It turns out just fine.

But it's always best to try it as the recipe says first.

Re: Try Bob Andy Pie....

Submitted by paperlady252 on 5 February 2010 - 12:27am.

"The story behind this pie is that an Amish farmer came in from working in the fields, took one bite of this delicious pie and said "this pie is as good as Bob and Andy" which were his two prize gelding work horses. It reminds me of a rich, spicy chess pie."

I googled it and this is what came up from Allrecipes.com

Re: Try Bob Andy Pie....

Submitted by farmhousebarb on 4 February 2010 - 4:45pm.

I've made this several times! It is good,but I have to leave out the cloves because hubby dislikes(hates!) them. I substitute nutmeg with good results. I have read in a couple places that the pie gets it's name from a team of horses..but who knows? Maybe it is from two little boys!?!? It's anybody's guess!