bean pie
Legume-based dessert
Bean pie is a sweet custard pie made with navy beans, associated with the Nation of Islam and African American Muslim cuisine.
The beans are mashed smooth and spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg, creating a filling similar to sweet potato pie.
Bean pies are often sold by Nation of Islam members as a form of economic self-sufficiency: He bought a bean pie from a brother on the corner.
Buttery baked dough
- custardCooked egg-milk mixture
- vanillaOrchid pod extract
- cinnamonAromatic bark spice
- nutmegAromatic seed spice
evaporated milk · sugar · eggs · crust · dessert · soul food · Nation of Islam · bake sale
Cooking with dry heat
- recipeCooking preparation instructions
- ovenEnclosed cooking chamber
- kitchenFood preparation room
- mixingCombining into one mass
measuring · whisk · bowl · preheat · from scratch · family recipe · grandmother · passed down
Custom passed through generations
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- communityCollective of connected people
- family gatheringsRelatives meeting socially
- celebrationFestive event marking occasion
identity · Black Muslim · nostalgia · legacy · pride · generational · Sunday worship · potluck
pastry
Buttery baked dough
nutmeg · evaporated milk · sugar · eggs · crust · dessert · soul food · Nation of Islam · bake sale · mosque
baking
Cooking with dry heat
mixing · measuring · whisk · bowl · preheat · from scratch · family recipe · grandmother · passed down · Sunday dinner
tradition
Custom passed through generations
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- communityCollective of connected people
- family gatheringsRelatives meeting socially
celebration · identity · Black Muslim · nostalgia · legacy · pride · generational · Sunday worship · potluck · homecoming
- piesquiche, tourtiere, single crust, lemon meringue
- Nation of IslamNation of Islam, Malcolm X, Black Muslims, Final Call
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