Serves6
- Active time:30 min
- Start to finish:3 1/2 hr
April 2002
Amish sugar and milk pies, which were once called “the poor man’s dessert,” prove the richness of simplicity.
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1
(9-inch) baked pie shell
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2
cups
well-shaken buttermilk
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2/3
cup
Grade B maple syrup
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6
large egg yolks
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1/4
cup
all-purpose flour
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3
tablespoons
maple sugar
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1
teaspoon
vanilla
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1/4
teaspoon
salt
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Preheat oven to 325°F. Put pie shell (in pie plate) in a shallow baking pan.
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Whisk together remaining ingredients in a bowl until just combined and pour three fourths of custard into shell. Carefully put pan in middle of oven and pour in remaining custard with a cup.
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Bake until just set in center, about 55 minutes, then transfer pie to a rack to cool slightly. Serve warm or at room temperature.
Cooks’ note: Pie can be made 4 to 6 hours ahead and kept at room temperature.
