Bean Pie, Light As A Breeze - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (9-inch) 100% vegetable shortening deep dish pie crust
2 Tbsp. margarine
2 Tbsp. buttermilk
1 c. sugar
1 Tbsp. flour
1 Tbsp. cinnamon
1 egg plus 4 additional egg whites or 1/2 c. egg substitute plus 1 egg white
1 (15 oz.) can navy or Great Northern beans
1 c. evaporated skim milk
1/2 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Preheat oven to 425\u00b0.
If crust is frozen, set it out to thaw while making filling.
In a mixing bowl, beat together margarine, buttermilk and sugar.
Add flour and cinnamon; blend well.
Add egg and egg whites and beat well.
Rinse, drain and mash beans. Add beans, milk and vanilla to flour mixture; beat well.
Spoon filling into thawed crust.
Place pie on baking sheet and bake 5 minutes.
Lower temperature to 325\u00b0 and bake an additional 45 to 50 minutes longer, until knife inserted into center comes out clean.