AMISH BUTTERMILK PIE

By BobD

Ingredients

• 6 SERVINGS
• Amish sugar and milk pies, which were once called the poor man's dessert, prove the richness of simplicity.
• 1 (9-inch) baked pie shell
• 2 cups well-shaken buttermilk
• 2/3 cup Grade B maple syrup
• 6 large egg yolks
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
• 3 tablespoons maple sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• ACCOMPANIMENT: lightly sweetened whipped cream

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 325F. Put pie shell (in pie plate) in a shallow baking pan.

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.

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.