Hoosier Sugar Cream Pie

[gfron1]

I wrote about my family's sugar cream pie recipe evolution at my blog. If you want the original sugar cream pie recipe which is damn good read the blog entry. But, if you just want to cut to the chase and make the best decadent pie ever...

My Sugar Cream Pie (My spouse called it a Dulce de Leche Pie)

2 C. Heavy Cream

1/2 C. Whole Milk

1/4 C. Sugar

1/4 C. Muscovado (or dark brown sugar)

4 T. Palm Sugar (I used coconut palm sugar)

5 T. Flour

Pinch of Salt

Put the three sugars in a small sauce pan with just a couple of tablespoons of the cream. Heat until melted and starting to caramelize. Don't take this much further than it starting to darken. On the heat, whisk the remaining cream and milk into the caramel, and continue whisking until it is all melted and combined - it should hav ea nice caramel color at this point. Combine remaining ingredients with the caramel milk. Microwave in one minute blasts on high until liquid becomes hot and slightly thickened, but not boiling, whisking after each increment. Pour into baked pie shell. Sprinkle with freshly grated nutmeg and bake for 5 minutes, then lower to 350F. Bake until set.

Edited December 2, 2008 by gfron1 (log)

[Kerry Beal]

That's a fine looking pie.

[maggiethecat]

Thanks for the recipe. This is top of the pops in my Must Make pie agenda.

[gfron1]

Just remember that this my bastardization of the real deal. The real deal can be found at my blog - both Tyler's grandmother's recipe and his mom's recipe, which is a refinement of his grandma's recipe. All three are good in their own way.

[Kerry Beal]

Hey - don't think we won't change it even further when we make it.