Bean pie
A bean pie is a sweet custard pie whose filling consists of mashed beans, usually navy bean, sugar, eggs, milk, butter, and spices.[1] Common spices and flavorings include vanilla, cinnamon and nutmeg. Variations can include cloves, ginger, pumpkin pie spice, and lemon extract.[2][3][4][5]
 A selection of bean pies (2002) | |
| Type | Pie |
|---|---|
| Place of origin | United States |
| Main ingredients | Beans (usually navy beans) Sugar Butter Milk Spices |
Bean pies are commonly associated with cuisine of African-American Muslims, as an alternative to soul foods, except those containing vanilla extract or imitation vanilla extract, because they contain alcohol.[4] The pies are also specifically associated with the Nation of Islam Movement, and Elijah Muhammad, who encouraged their consumption instead of certain ingredients associated with soul food.[1][6]
Members of the community commonly sell bean pies as part of their fundraising efforts.[7] The bean pie was allegedly introduced by the Nation of Islam’s founder, Wallace Fard Muhammad, who had been a restaurateur in the 1910s and 1920s, prior to founding the NOI in the beginning of the 1930s.[1][8]
References
- Anastopoulo, Rossi (November 13, 2018). "The Radical Pie That Fueled a Nation". Taste. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
- "Bean Pie". Southern Living. June 2019. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
- Lindsey, Deb (September 15, 2015). "Lana's Bean Pies". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 15, 2020.
- "No Fail Bean Pie Recipe". Allrecipes. June 17, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
- "Navy Bean Pie (Muslim) Recipe". Food.com. January 2, 2016. Retrieved January 2, 2016.
- Shula, Mike (November 18, 2013). "Bean pie, my brother?". Chicago Reader. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
- Abdulrahim, Raja (June 13, 2011). "Selling bean pies — and maintaining a tradition". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 27, 2012.
- Umrani, Anthony (February 15, 2012). "The sweet appeal of the Nation of Islam's bean pie". CNN. Archived from the original on April 3, 2015.
