Maple Sugar Pie Recipes

MAPLE SUGAR PIE

Steps:

• Arrange oven rack in middle position and top with heavy baking sheet. Preheat oven to 425°F.
• On lightly floured surface using lightly floured rolling pin, roll out dough to 13-inch round. Fit into 9-inch pie plate. Trim edge, leaving 1/2-inch overhang, then fold over and crimp decoratively. Chill shell 30 minutes.
• Scatter walnuts in shell. In medium bowl, whisk together eggs, maple syrup, butter, vanilla, brown sugar, and salt. Pour mixture into pie shell over nuts.
• Transfer pie to baking sheet and bake 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350° F and bake until crust is golden and center is just set, 25 to 30 minutes more.
• Transfer pie to rack and cool at least 10 minutes before cutting. Serve warm or at room temperature.

MAPLE SYRUP SUGAR PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Chop vegetable shortening into flour in a bowl with a pastry cutter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Whisk 1 egg with cold water and vinegar in a measuring cup. Use your fingers to make a well in the center of the flour mixture and pour about half the egg mixture into the well; mix the liquid ingredients into the flour mixture. Mix remaining half of egg mixture into dough, stirring just until combined.
• Roll dough into an 10-inch circle on a floured work surface and fit the pie crust into the bottom of an 8-inch pie dish. Trim and flute the edges of the crust.
• Whisk maple syrup, 2 eggs, sweetened condensed milk, and brown sugar together in a bowl until brown sugar has dissolved. Pour filling into crust.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the filling is set and small spots of sugary crust form on top of the filling, about 45 minutes. Chill until cold and firm, 5 to 6 hours, before serving.

MAPLE CREAM PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°. Line a 9-in. pie plate with pastry; trim to 1/2 in. beyond edge of plate. Flute edges. Line unpricked pastry shell with a double thickness of heavy-duty foil. Bake 8 minutes. Remove foil; bake 5 minutes longer. Cool on a wire rack., For filling, combine cornstarch and salt in a large saucepan. Stir in 1/2 cup milk until smooth. Gradually stir in remaining milk and 3/4 cup maple syrup. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from the heat. Stir in a small amount of hot filling into egg yolks; return all to the pan, stirring constantly. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from the heat. Gently stir in butter. Cool to room temperature without stirring., In a chilled small bowl, beat cream on high speed until stiff peaks form. Fold 1 cup cream into cooled filling; spoon into crust. Fold remaining syrup into remaining cream; frost top of pie. Refrigerate overnight. Garnish with toasted almonds. Refrigerate leftovers.

FRENCH CANADIAN MAPLE SUGAR PIE

Steps:

• Line a 9-inch pie plate with the pastry crust, and refrigerate or freeze.
• Preheat oven to 450°F.
• Whisk together the eggs and sugar in a large bowl.
• Add the maple syrup, butter, tea, vinegar, and salt, whisking until smooth.
• Stir in the walnuts.
• Place the pie shell on a heavy baking sheet and pour in the filling.
• Place on the center rack of the oven and bake for 10 minutes.
• Then reduce oven to 350F and continue to bake until the center is set, about 25 minutes longer.
• Cool on a wire rack.
• Serve warm or at room temperature.
• This is good cold, too.