Maple
Syrup Pie Recipe
Ingredients
:
3
tablespoons cornstarch
2/3
cup water
1-1/2
cups real maple syrup
2
tablespoons butter
Pastry
for double-crust pie
How
To Make Maple Syrup Pie :
Preheat
oven to 400°. In a large saucepan, whisk cornstarch and water until smooth;
whisk in syrup. Bring to boil; cook and stir until thickened, about 4 minutes.
Remove from heat; stir in butter until melted. Set aside to cool.
On
a lightly floured surface, roll dough for bottom crust to a 1/8-in.-thick
circle; transfer to a 9-in. pie plate. Trim crust to 1/2 in. beyond rim of
plate; flute edge. Chill 30 minutes. Meanwhile, roll remaining dough to
1/4-in.-thickness; cut out maple leaves with 1-1/2 to 2-1/2- inch cookie
cutters. Place on a baking sheet; chill.
Transfer maple filling to prepared pie plate. Bake 10 minutes on a lower oven rack.
Reduce oven setting to 350°. Bake until crust is golden and filling is bubbly,
35-40 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack. Bake leaf cutouts until golden
brown, 8-10 minutes. Arrange cutouts on top of pie to serve.
Test
Kitchen tips :
While
real maple syrup is pricey, it is well worth the expense. Don't substitute
imitation maple syrup in this recipe.
The
filling is pretty loose at first, setting up nicely as it sits and cools. It
stays pretty soft and doesn't get very firm but does hold up when sliced.
Nutrition
Facts :
1
piece: 536 calories, 26g fat (16g saturated fat), 68mg cholesterol, 340mg
sodium, 73g carbohydrate (37g sugars, 1g fiber), 4g protein.