———————–SINGLE BUTTERY PIE CRUST———————–
1 1/2 c Flour -in pieces
1/2 ts Salt 2 tb Shortening; very cold
1/2 ts Sugar 4 tb Ice water (about)
8 tb Unsalted butter; very cold,
MAPLE FILLING
1 1/2 c Brown maple sugar 1/2 c Pure maple syrup
2 tb Light brown sugar 3 tb Unsalted butter
1/2 c Heavy cream 1 Egg
CREME FRAICHE
1 c Cream 1 tb Buttermilk
*For a 9-inch pie plate
This pie is slightly grainy and always served with the cream.
FOR CRUST: Mix flour, salt, and sugar. Cut in butter and shortening
until it looks like flaky meal. Sprinkle in ice water. Work into a
ball that cleans the sides of the mixing bowl. (To mix in a food
processor, place dry ingredients in a work bowl, top with pieces of
cold butter and shortening, and pulse until mealy. With machine
running, pour in the ice water all at once. When dough forms a ball
that knocks around the sides of the bowl, stop machine immediately.)
Flatten dough into a disk, wrap with plastic film, and chill 30
minutes.
Roll dough into a circle 3 to 4 inches wider than pie plate, set in
the plate, and trim with scissors so dough extends 3/4 inch beyond
the rim. Fold the overhang under so it is even with plate’s rim and
crimp into large flutes. Chill 30 minutes, while you prepare the
filling.
FOR MAPLE FILLING: Preheat oven to 350F. Place the first five
ingredients in a heavy saucepan and cook over low heat for 10
minutes. Beat the egg and add it to the mixture. Pour filling into
chilled pie shell. Bake for 30 to 40 minutes.
Slice and serve warm on plates with a thick layer of creme fraiche, or
plain cream, poured over and down the sides of each wedge.
FOR CREME FRAICHE: Put 1 cup cream in a jar with a lid. Add 1
tablespoon buttermilk. Screw on the lid and leave the jar at room
temperature for 24 hours. Then chill the thickened cream. The cream
should thicken. If it doesn’t, your room may have been too chilly. In
this case, add a little more buttermilk and set jar in a slightly
warmer spot.
QUICK CREME FRAICHE: Use 3 parts heavy cream to 1 part sour cream.
Whip 1 1/2 cups cream with 1/2 cup sour cream just until beaters make
a wake in the cream and soft peaks form.
from Gooey Desserts by Elaine Corn typed by Tiffany Hall-Graham
Yields
6 servings