Crack Pie

By ahree

Ingredients

• For cookie:
• 2/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon (3 ounces) flour
• Scant 1/8 teaspoon baking powder
• Scant 1/8 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup (1 stick) softened butter
• 1/3 cup (2 1/2 ounces) light brown sugar
• 3 tablespoons (1 1/4 ounces) sugar
• 1 egg
• Scant 1 cup (3 1/2 ounces) rolled oats
• For crust:
• Crumbled cookie for crust
• 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter
• 1 1/2 tablespoons (3/4 ounce) brown sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• For filling:
• 1 1/2 cups (10 1/2 ounces) sugar
• 3/4 cup plus a scant 3 tablespoons (7 ounces) light brown sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup plus 1 teaspoon (3/4 ounce) milk powder
• 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, melted
• 3/4 cup plus a scant 2 tablespoons heavy cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 8 egg yolks
• 2 prepared crusts
• Powdered sugar, garnish

Details

Adapted from klutzychef.wordpress.com

Preparation

Step 1

For cookie:
1. Heat the oven to 375 degrees.

2. In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.

3. In the bowl of a stand mixer using the paddle attachment, or in a large bowl using an electric mixer, beat the butter, brown sugar and sugar until light and fluffy.

4. Whisk the egg into the butter mixture until fully incorporated.

5. With the mixer running, beat in the flour mixture, a little at a time, until fully combined. Stir in the oats until incorporated.

6. Spread the mixture onto a 9-inch-by-13-inch baking sheet. I found the easiest way of doing this is to cover my hands in a little veggie oil and press down with my palms.

7. Bake until golden brown and set, about 20 minutes. Remove from heat and cool to the touch on a rack.

8. Crumble the cooled cookie to use in the crust.

For crust:
1. Combine the crumbled cookie, butter, brown sugar and salt in a food processor and pulse until evenly combined and blended (a little of the mixture clumped between your fingers should hold together). This was easier said than done in my small processor, but I divided it into two batches and it worked out okay.

2. Divide the crust between 2 (10-inch) pie tins. Press the crust into each shell to form a thin, even layer along the bottom and sides of the tins. Set the prepared crusts aside while you prepare the filling. This is where I ran into serious issues. The end result was just enough to cover 1 pie tin and 4 cupcake tins. One the left was what I had with over 1/2 the crust dough. The right was the result of my mending.

For filling:
1. Heat the oven to 350 degrees.

2. In a large bowl, whisk together the sugar, brown sugar, salt and milk powder. Whisk in the melted butter, then whisk in the heavy cream and vanilla.

3. Gently whisk in the egg yolks, being careful not to add too much air. I have no idea what this means, but I decided this just means slowly whisk together.

4. Divide the filling evenly between the 2 prepared pie shells. Or pour it into one pie shell and 4 cupcake tins as I did.

5. Bake the pies, one at a time, for 15 minutes, then reduce the heat to 325 degrees and bake until the filling is slightly jiggly and golden brown (similar to a pecan pie), about 10 minutes. Remove the pies and cool on a rack.

6. Refrigerate the cooled pies until well chilled. The pies are meant to be served cold, and the filling will be gooey. Dust with powdered sugar before serving. Enjoy!