SUGAR PIE

Tarte au sucre is a traditional French-Canadian recipe that’s practically an obsession.
It’s also incredibly easy to make and enjoyable to eat, especially with a drizzle of
Classic Crème Anglaise.

HANDS-ON TIME
25 minutes
TOTAL TIME
4½ hours
MAKES
12 servings

INGREDIENTS:

• PASTRY:
  • 1¾ cups all-purpose flour
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • pinch salt
  • ½ cup cold unsalted butter, cubed
  • 1 egg yolk
  • ⅓ cup milk
• FILLING:
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
  • 1 egg
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 cup whipping cream (35%)

DIRECTIONS:

• PASTRY:
  1. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, and salt.
  2. Using a pastry blender or 2 knives, cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
  3. Whisk egg yolk with milk; drizzle over flour mixture, tossing with fork until loose shaggy dough forms.
  4. Shape into disc. Wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour. (Make-ahead: Refrigerate for up to 1 day.)
  5. Let pastry stand at room temperature for 20 minutes.
  6. On lightly floured surface, roll out pastry into 12-inch (30 cm) circle; fit into 11-inch (28 cm) tart pan with removable bottom, pressing up side; fold any excess pastry inside rim and press together.
  7. Refrigerate for 30 minutes. (Make-ahead: Cover and refrigerate for up to 12 hours.)
  8. Using fork, prick bottom at ½-inch (1 cm) intervals all over.
  9. Line with foil; fill with pie weights or dried beans.
  10. Bake on bottom rack in 375°F (190°C) oven until light golden and firm, about 15 minutes.
  11. Remove weights and foil; let cool in pan on rack.
• FILLING:
  1. In a large bowl and using fingertips, blend brown sugar with flour.
  2. Add egg and egg yolk; whisk until smooth.
  3. Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, bring whipping cream to boil; whisk into egg mixture until blended.
• ASSEMBLY:
  1. Strain filling through a fine-mesh sieve into pastry shell.
  2. Bake in 350°F (180°C) oven until the center is just firm, about 30 minutes.
  3. Let cool in pan on rack. (Make-ahead: Set aside at room temperature for up to 4 hours.)

NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION, PER SERVING: about 315 cal, 4 g pro, 17 g total fat (10 g sat. fat), 37 g carb, 1 g fibre, 138 mg chol, 22 mg sodium. % RDI: 4% calcium, 11% iron, 18% vit A, 13% folate.