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Sugar Cream Pie

MAKES 1
(9- /23- )

“ ” ? This is the pie that happens when
there’s nothing else around to fill a waiting crust. It’s also known as
Hoosier Pie, Indiana Pie, Quaker Pie, and Finger Pie. In Amish
country, replace the sugar with molasses to make Shoofly Pie. In my
part of the world, where we sugar the maples, the tradition is to use

maple syrup.
The list of ingredients is beautifully small and adaptable. Any way
you sugar it or fill it, this pie is as simple as can be and hits the spot
when you have little else in the pantry and quiet pie desperation
takes hold.

Simple Tart Dough (page ½ batch
21)
granulated sugar 1 cup 200 g
dark brown sugar, firmly ¼ cup 55 g
packed

cornstarch ¼ cup 32 g
salt ½ teaspoon 3 g

heavy cream 1 cup 240 ml
whole milk 1 cup 240 ml

vanilla bean paste 1 teaspoon 5 ml
unsalted butter, cut into very 2 tablespoons 28 g
small pieces

nutmeg ¼ teaspoon 1 g

1
. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). To make the crust, line a 9-inch

(23-cm) tart pan with the dough and freeze it for 20 minutes. Line
the crust with parchment, fill it with pie weights or dried beans, and
bake it for 15 minutes. Remove the parchment and pie weights and
bake the crust for 5 more minutes, or until the bottom loses its raw-
dough sheen.