The name seems to stem from the fact that the pie originated in the 1920s the era of the flapper girl. My mom doesn t have much of a sweet tooth i inherited my sweet tooth from my dad but a few years back my sister discovered that my mom loves a piece of flapper pie above all else. See my privacy policy for details. My grandma s classic canadian prairie flapper pie recipe was the first recipe that came to mind for the latest installment of the canadian food experience project. This post may contain affiliate links.

Combine filling ingredients in a pot. Press into pie plate reserving 1 4 of crumbs to sprinkle on top. Spread on crust while hot. Sprinkle with remaining crumbs. History of the flapper pie 5 historical recipes 3rd august 2019 historical cooking recipes cake custard edwardian recipe vanilla victorian lina in the victorian and edwardian era flapper pie was know as mock cream pie custard meringue pie or chess pie.

At the salisbury house chain of restaurants in winnipeg it is sold as wafer pie. Bake at 250 for 20 minutes. Beat in icing sugar. Flapper pie is a long long time family favorite of my mother s mainly because it s her favorite pie on earth. Flapper pie is a graham crumb crust pie filled with a decadent creamy custard filling topped with a meringue.

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Reserve 1 4 cup for topping the pie. Flapper pie is a vanilla custard pie topped with meringue or sometimes whipped cream in south saskatchewan. The recipe has been handed down through generations though not many families seem to be as. She also won red ribbons for her saskatoon pie cherry pie with lattice crust toffee chocolate cake layer four fruit loaf and best light cake made with magic baking powder. Press the remaining crumb mixture in the bottom and up the sides of a 9 inch deep dish pie plate.

Mix the graham cracker crumbs 1 2 cup sugar melted butter and cinnamon in a bowl. Beat egg whites until stiff. The graham cracker cream pie dates back to the 19th century but entered western canadian pop culture in the 20th century as flapper pie. Updated may 9 2017 i ve been going through a box of my grandma s souvenirs and so i can tell you that in 1957 she won first prize for her flapper pie at the saskatoon fair. Mix the graham cracker crumbs 1 2 cup sugar melted butter and cinnamon in a bowl.

Updated may 9 2017 i ve been going through a box of my grandma s souvenirs and so i can tell you that in 1957 she won first prize for her flapper pie at the saskatoon fair. Reserve 1 4 cup for topping the pie. At the salisbury house chain of restaurants in winnipeg it is sold as wafer pie. Combine filling ingredients in a pot. The name seems to stem from the fact that the pie originated in the 1920s the era of the flapper girl.