Maple Syrup Pie
photo by trishypie
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
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8
ingredients
- 1 cup maple syrup, plus
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- 1 cup water, plus
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 2 eggs, seperated
- 1 baked pie shell
directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Place 1 cup each of water and maple syrup in a saucepan and heat to boiling.
- Add salt and butter.
- Mix cornstarch and 1 tbsp cold water and add to egg yolks.
- Beat well.
- Add hot syrup gradually to egg mixture and cook over low heat, stirring constantly until thick.
- Cool slightly.
- Strain into pie shell.
- Beat egg whites until stiff.
- Slowly add remaining tbsp maple syrup.
- Spoon over pie.
- Form into peaks with the back of the spoon.
- Bake 12-15 minutes, or until golden brown.
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Reviews
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Not sure what happened, maybe it was me but I followed the directions to a tee but the maple filling although tasty was very runny even after chilling overnight. Cut one slice and the whole pie was ruined. The two egg whites didn't seem to make enough meringue to cover the pie. In all I was pretty disappointed, it was a waste of a cup of pure maple syrup. Sorry. :(
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This was a delicious pie! I ended up adding the egg mixture to the hot maple liquid (rather than the other way around) using a whisk and didn't have any problems with lumps that I had to strain it. I also added 1/2 cup of roughly chopped pecans to the mix for a bit of crunch. Thank you for a great recipe!
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Five stars for taste, though gooey and hard to slice. I loved that this recipe called only for maple syrup as a sweetener. It had such pure flavor. I used a good Grade B organic maple syrup, and this had a layer of rich, sweet mapleness, with which the light meringue contrasted nicely. I had several problems, most of which I caused myself. I used a rich, crumbly crust, and it absorbed some of the syrup, I think, and stuck to the pan. Next time I will try a more supple, impermeable crust. Also, I had a hard time mixing the cornstarch and water. I think the trick is to carefully pour the water over all the cornstarch. It gets hard fast and it's difficult to add any dry constarch to the moistened part. Also, mix all of the syrup and egg mixture together before heating, and use very low heat when heating the combined mixture. I ended up with egg-and-cornstarch lumps, and I finally managed to salvage it, but it was a huge mess. Now that I've made all the mistakes, though, I think this will go more smoothly next time, and I do plan to add it to my repertoire. It tastes great.
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CoffeeMom
United States
I'm a full-time student at a University of Wisconsin campus, with a double major in Sociology and History. I have three adorable children, ages 9 yrs, 5 yrs, and our 2 yr old son. My nine yr old is in third grade. My 5 yr old is is in kindergarten. My littlest one is pleasantly plump. ;) We also have 2 cats.
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