Maple Cream Pie

Name: Maple Cream Pie
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 8 servings Sliced almonds, toasted; 2 Tbsps butter; 59 milliliters cornstarch; 2 egg yolks, lightly beaten; 8 servings Pastry for single-crust pie (9 inches); 237 milliliters heavy whipping cream; 177 milliliters maple syrup, divided; 237 milliliters milk, divided; 0 teaspoons salt

Maple Cream Pie is From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

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.

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Pastry Shells

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Aluminum Foil

Bake at 450° for 8 minutes.

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Oven

Remove foil; bake 5 minutes longer. Cool on a wire rack.

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Wire Rack

Oven

Aluminum Foil

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.

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Maple Syrup

Corn Starch

Milk

Salt

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Sauce Pan

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.

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Egg Yolk

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Frying Pan

Remove from the heat. Gently stir in butter. Cool to room temperature without stirring.

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Butter

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.

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Cream