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Butter Scotch Pie

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Submitted by DaveQ

Old-fashioned butterscotch pie with a homemade caramel custard filling cooked in a double boiler. Brown sugar and real caramel syrup give it deep, toffee-rich flavor in a pre-baked crust.

YIELD

1 pie

PREP

30 min

COOK

0 min

READY

90 min

This is a heritage recipe that takes you back to a time when pie was the only dessert that mattered.

The filling starts with butter creamed into flour, then brown sugar, eggs, and scalded milk laced with homemade caramel syrup get stirred in over a double boiler until everything thickens into a silky, toffee-colored custard.

You even make the caramel syrup from scratch by caramelizing sugar with boiling water until it turns into a deep amber syrup.

Pour it all into a pre-baked pie shell, let it cool, and you’ve got a slice of pure butterscotch heaven.

Chef Tips

  • Stir constantly during the first 15 minutes in the double boiler to prevent lumps from forming
  • Watch the caramel syrup carefully; sugar goes from golden to burnt in seconds
  • Use a pre-baked (blind baked) pie shell so the crust stays crisp under the wet filling
  • Top with fresh whipped cream for a classic finish

Ingredients

4 60
TABLESPOONS ML BUTTER
6 90
TABLESPOONS ML ALL-PURPOSE FLOUR
¾ 177
CUP ML BROWN SUGAR *
½ 2.5
TEASPOON ML SALT
2 2
LARGE LARGE EGGS
2 473
CUPS ML MILK
3 45
TABLESPOONS ML CARAMEL SYRUP *
½ 118
CUP ML SUGAR
79
CUP ML WATER
boiling

Directions

Cream Butter and add flour gradually.

Then add sugar mixed with egg slightly beaten and salt.

Scald milk with three teaspoons caramel syrup and add gradually to mixture.

Cook fifteen minutes in a double boiler, stirring constantly until mixture thickens, and afterwards occasionally.

CARAMEL SYRUP : Caramalize ½ cup sugar, add ⅓ cup boiling water, And let boil until a thick syrup is formed.

Place in a precooked pie shell.

Cool.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 218g (7.7 oz)
Amount per Serving
Calories 336 44% from fat
 % Daily Value *
Total Fat 16g 25%
Saturated Fat 10g 48%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 146mg 49%
Sodium 461mg 19%
Total Carbohydrate 13g 13%
Dietary Fiber 0g 1%
Sugars g
Protein 17g
Vitamin A 14% Vitamin C 0%
Calcium 16% Iron 6%
* based on a 2,000 calorie diet How is this calculated?
Trans-fat Free
 
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