Crack Pie

Serves: 3

Eloise Gerhold

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

50

Spice

51

Sweetness

59

Sourness

42

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.3

Difficulty

Ingredients:

3 cup

Sugar

1 large

Egg

1 tsp

Baking Soda

1 tsp

Salt

4 large

Egg Yolk

Directions:

1

For oat cookie crust: Preheat oven to 350°F

2

Line 13 x 9 x 2-inch metal baking pan with parchment paper; coat with nonstick spray

3

Combine 6 tablespoons butter, 4 tablespoons brown sugar, and 2 tablespoons sugar in medium bowl

4

Using electric mixer, beat mixture until light and fluffy, occasionally scraping down sides of bowl, about 2 minutes

5

Add egg; beat until pale and fluffy

6

Add oats, flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt and beat until well blended, about 1 minute

7

Turn oat mixture out onto prepared baking pan; press out evenly to edges of pan

8

Bake until light golden on top, 17 to 18 minutes

9

Transfer baking pan to rack and cool cookie completely

10

Using hands, crumble oat cookie into large bowl; add 3 tablespoons butter and 1 1/2 tablespoons brown sugar

11

Rub in with fingertips until mixture is moist enough to stick together

12

Transfer cookie crust mixture to 9-inch-diameter glass pie dish

13

Using fingers, press mixture evenly onto bottom and up sides of pie dish

14

Place pie dish with crust on rimmed baking sheet

15

Preheat oven to 350°F

16

Line 13 x 9 x 2-inch metal baking pan with parchment paper; coat with nonstick spray

17

Combine 6 tablespoons butter, 4 tablespoons brown sugar, and 2 tablespoons sugar in medium bowl

18

Using electric mixer, beat mixture until light and fluffy, occasionally scraping down sides of bowl, about 2 minutes

19

Add egg; beat until pale and fluffy

20

Add oats, flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt and beat until well blended, about 1 minute

21

Turn oat mixture out onto prepared baking pan; press out evenly to edges of pan

22

Bake until light golden on top, 17 to 18 minutes

23

Transfer baking pan to rack and cool cookie completely

24

Using hands, crumble oat cookie into large bowl; add 3 tablespoons butter and 1 1/2 tablespoons brown sugar

25

Rub in with fingertips until mixture is moist enough to stick together

26

Transfer cookie crust mixture to 9-inch-diameter glass pie dish

27

Using fingers, press mixture evenly onto bottom and up sides of pie dish

28

Place pie dish with crust on rimmed baking sheet

29

For filling: Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 350°F

30

Whisk both sugars, milk powder, and salt in medium bowl to blend

31

Add melted butter and whisk until blended

32

Add cream, then egg yolks and vanilla and whisk until well blended

33

Pour filling into crust

34

Bake pie 30 minutes (filling may begin to bubble)

35

Reduce oven temperature to 325°F

36

Continue to bake pie until filling is brown in spots and set around edges but center still moves slightly when pie dish is gently shaken, about 20 minutes longer

37

Cool pie 2 hours in pie dish on rack

38

Chill uncovered overnight

39

DO AHEAD: Can be made 2 days ahead

40

Cover; keep chilled

41

Sift powdered sugar lightly over top of pie

42

Cut pie into wedges and serve cold

43

Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 350°F

44

Whisk both sugars, milk powder, and salt in medium bowl to blend

45

Add melted butter and whisk until blended

46

Add cream, then egg yolks and vanilla and whisk until well blended

47

Pour filling into crust

48

Bake pie 30 minutes (filling may begin to bubble)

49

Reduce oven temperature to 325°F

50

Continue to bake pie until filling is brown in spots and set around edges but center still moves slightly when pie dish is gently shaken, about 20 minutes longer

51

Cool pie 2 hours in pie dish on rack

52

Chill uncovered overnight

53

DO AHEAD: Can be made 2 days ahead

54

Cover; keep chilled

55

Sift powdered sugar lightly over top of pie

56

Cut pie into wedges and serve cold