Butterscotch Pie – Sally’s Baking Dependancy

Velvet-rich and deeply flavored do-it-yourself butterscotch pudding, fluffy whipped cream, and a flaky butter pie crust come collectively to make one unimaginable butterscotch pie. On this recipe, you’re constructing layers of taste beginning with caramelized sugar… which is all the time a wonderful approach to start a dessert! It could be useful to evaluation my tutorial on find out how to blind bake pie crust earlier than getting began. This pie is an excellent make-ahead possibility as a result of it wants time to arrange within the fridge.

It is a utterly from-scratch butterscotch pie recipe. You received’t discover any field pudding mixes or synthetic flavors hiding inside. Prepare for a blissful butterscotch expertise the place you possibly can actually style the do-it-yourself distinction.

However what does butterscotch style like? Butterscotch is like caramel, however its base is brown sugar, not common white sugar. Due to this fact, butterscotch has a richer, extra advanced taste than caramel. However we’re taking this a step additional and utilizing each caramelized white sugar (just like salted caramel sauce) and darkish brown sugar on this custard for an final caramel-butterscotch taste that can knock your socks off.

Right here’s Why You’ll Love This Butterscotch Pie

• 100% from-scratch dessert recipe, and you’ll style the distinction
• Creamy and wealthy butterscotch filling is a retro nostalgic delight
• Further flaky, all-butter pie crust that’s utterly baked via
• Fluffy whipped cream topping
• Great make-ahead dessert
• Possibility so as to add a splash of rum

One style tester mentioned this pie tasted like a smooth do-it-yourself model of a Werther’s Unique sweet, and that virtually sums it up!

4 Elements to Butterscotch Cream Pie

1. Baked Pie Crust Shell: Pie crust shell should be absolutely baked. When my workforce & I initially examined this recipe, we have been utilizing a pretzel crumb crust. Whereas scrumptious, it *by no means* held form beneath this creamy filling. Each single one was crumbly and the pie items fell aside. I don’t advocate a crumb crust right here.
2. Butterscotch Filling: Much like my do-it-yourself butterscotch pudding, solely a bit sturdier so it holds a pleasant slice, and with an added ingredient of caramelized sugar for additional taste.
3. Whipped Cream: Have you ever made my do-it-yourself whipped cream earlier than? It’s quite simple. At present we’re sweetening it with brown sugar, for additional taste.
4. Salted Caramel Sauce: It is a easy combination of sugar, butter, heavy cream, and salt. I apply it to many, many desserts. It’s elective as a topping right here, however actually does take this dessert to the following degree. Make it when you have time!

A number of recipe checks earlier than we reached perfection:

Let me stroll you thru every layer, so that you’re absolutely ready if you’re able to make it. Listed below are the entire elements you want:

First, Bake Your Pie Crust

Begin with do-it-yourself pie dough, reminiscent of my shortening/butter pie crust, or my all-butter pie crust (what I used within the pictured pie). To bake pie crust with out a filling, it’s good to weigh it down to assist stop it from shrinking. I’m fairly loyal to these ceramic pie weights; they’re cheap and get the job performed. You can even use dry beans. (Word: You’ll want 2 packs of the pie weights for 1 crust!)

This baked pie crust shell is crisp, flaky, and prepared in your butterscotch filling.

The best way to Make Butterscotch Filling

In the event you’ve ever made coconut cream pie, mocha chocolate pudding pie, do-it-yourself dust pudding, or pastry cream, this course of will appear a bit acquainted. You’re cooking the combination on the range.

Add the brown sugar/egg yolk combination to the pot. Whisking continually, pour the brown sugar/egg yolk combination into the pot. Hold whisking till the combination thickens and huge bubbles start to burst on the floor. This normally takes about 5 minutes, and taking the temperature is de facto useful to measure doneness. The cooked combination is completed when it reaches 195–200°F (91–93°C). Use an instant-read thermometer to examine.

Take away from warmth and add the remaining elements. You want butter, salt, and vanilla extract; plus rum, bourbon, or scotch. Softened butter retains the pudding creamy and the final 3 elements are for important taste. You received’t remorse the splash of alcohol, however if you wish to depart it out, use extra vanilla as a substitute.

The custard will likely be clean, wealthy, and silky. Have a look at the gorgeous colour it developed via your cautious cooking course of!

Let the filling cool for five minutes, give it a whisk, after which unfold into the baked pie shell.

Refrigerate, uncovered, for no less than 6 hours and as much as 2 days. Per the recipe beneath, cowl it tightly if refrigerating it for longer than 6 hours.

In the event you’re on the lookout for Thanksgiving pie recipes or hoping to make this pie for a particular celebration, you possibly can completely get it going forward of the large day!

Topping Your Butterscotch Pie

Proper earlier than, or as much as 1 hour earlier than, serving, prime the pie with do-it-yourself whipped cream. Use darkish brown sugar to sweeten it, for additional butterscotch taste. You may embellish it any which means—a thick layer of whipped cream like this banoffee pie, or fairly and piped like this coconut cream pie.

Drizzle with salted caramel sauce, if desired. Now savor each flaky, creamy, silky, buttery chunk because it melts in your mouth, since you deserve it. You made this all from scratch!

This recipe is a part of Sally’s Pie Week, an annual custom the place I share a handful of latest recipes that match into the pie/crisp/tart class. Be a part of the neighborhood beneath!

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  Creator: Sally
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  Prep Time: 3 hours (consists of crust)
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  Prepare dinner Time: 40 minutes
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  Whole Time: 9 hours, 40 minutes (consists of chilling)
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  Yield: 1 9-inch pie
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  Class: Dessert
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  Technique: Baking
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  Delicacies: American

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Description

Velvet-rich and deeply flavored do-it-yourself butterscotch pudding, fluffy whipped cream, and a flaky crust come collectively to make one unimaginable butterscotch pie. On this recipe, you’re constructing layers of taste beginning with caramelized sugar. This recipe is an superior baking recipe. Learn via your complete recipe earlier than starting as a result of there are a number of completely different parts. It’s additionally useful to evaluation my tutorial on find out how to blind bake pie crust. This pie is an excellent make-ahead possibility as a result of it wants time to arrange within the fridge.

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Crust

Butterscotch Filling

Whipped Cream Topping

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Directions

1. At the least 2 hours forward, make the pie dough: Make and chill the pie crust dough via step 5 in both recipe. It wants to relax within the fridge for no less than 2 hours earlier than rolling out (subsequent step). The recipe makes 2 crusts, and also you solely want 1 for this pie, so save the opposite for one other pie. (Pie dough freezes effectively!)
2. Roll out the chilled pie dough: On a floured work floor, roll out one of many discs of chilled dough. Flip the dough a couple of quarter flip after each few rolls till you may have a circle 12 inches in diameter. Rigorously place the dough right into a 9-inch pie dish. Tuck it in together with your fingers, ensuring it’s utterly clean. To make a stunning thick edge, I don’t trim extra dough across the edges. As an alternative, fold the surplus dough again over the sting and use your fingers to mould the sting right into a rim across the pie. Crimp the sides with a fork or use your fingers to flute the sides. (Assessment this find out how to crimp and flute pie crust web page if you happen to want additional assist with this step.) If dough is just too heat, fluting/crimping will likely be tough, so you possibly can all the time chill it within the fridge for five–10 minutes first. After fluting/crimping the sides, chill the formed pie crust within the fridge for no less than half-hour, and as much as 5 days. Cowl the pie crust with plastic wrap if chilling for longer than half-hour. Chilling the formed dough helps stop the crust from shrinking.
3. Whereas the crust is chilling, preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).
4. Blind bake the crust: Line the chilled pie crust with parchment paper. (It helps to scrunch up the parchment paper first in an effort to simply match it into the crust.) Fill with pie weights or dried beans. (Word that you’ll want no less than 2 customary units of pie weights for this.) I prefer to push the weights up towards the edges of the pie crust to assist guarantee the edges don’t shrink down. Bake till the sides of the crust are beginning to brown, about 15–16 minutes. Take away pie crust from the oven and thoroughly elevate the parchment paper (with the weights) out of the pie. Prick holes everywhere in the backside crust with a fork. If desired for a shiny golden crust, brush egg wash on edges. Return pie crust to the oven and bake for 14–quarter-hour, or till the underside has browned. Take away from the oven, and place on a cooling rack to chill earlier than filling. You may blind bake the crust as much as 3 days forward of time. Cowl cooled crust tightly and refrigerate till able to fill. (Assessment this find out how to par-bake pie crust web page if you happen to want additional assist with this blind-baking step.)
5. Make the butterscotch filling: In a medium bowl (ideally with a pour spout), whisk collectively darkish brown sugar and cornstarch. Add in entire milk and egg yolks, and whisk till mixed; attempt to rid any massive brown sugar clumps. Don’t fear if the egg yolks separate a bit. It is going to all come collectively on the range. Set combination apart.
6. Place granulated sugar and water in a medium or massive chrome steel saucepan (don’t use nonstick) and cook dinner over medium warmth. Whisk or stir till the sugar and water are mixed, after which cease stirring. Use a water-moistened pastry brush to brush down any sugar on the edges of the pan, to forestall it from crystallizing. Prepare dinner, selecting up and swirling the pan sometimes, till the sugar combination turns amber-brown, about 5 to 7 minutes. Cut back the warmth all the way down to low. Pouring very slowly, whisk in somewhat of the heavy cream. The combination will quickly bubble and steam, so use warning. Proceed slowly pouring within the remaining heavy cream somewhat at a time, whisking continually. The cooked sugar syrup might clump up or follow the underside of the pot. That’s utterly regular, simply hold cooking and whisking. Don’t quit! I promise it’ll come collectively.
7. As soon as the entire heavy cream has been added and there aren’t any extra cooked sugar clumps, enhance the warmth again as much as medium and whisk and cook dinner the combination for two minutes.
8. In a gradual and regular stream, pour the brown sugar-egg yolk combination into the saucepan, whisking your complete time. Hold whisking till the combination thickens and huge bubbles start to burst on the floor, about 5 minutes, give or take. All stoves are completely different, so use an instant-read thermometer to examine for doneness. The cooked combination is completed when it reaches 195–200°F (91–93°C).
9. Take away from warmth and whisk within the butter, salt, vanilla, and alcohol (or extra vanilla). Let the filling cool for five minutes, give it one other whisk, after which unfold it evenly into the baked pie shell. I exploit an offset spatula for this, however the again of a spoon works, too. (It’s not a brilliant thick layer of filling, as a result of it’s so intensely flavorful.) The baked pie shell can both be utterly cooled, or it may well nonetheless be a bit heat. Simply make certain it’s not piping scorching.
10. Refrigerate, uncovered, for no less than 6 hours and as much as 2 days. After 6 hours, cowl it with plastic wrap with the plastic wrap touching the floor of the pie to assist stop condensation.
11. When able to serve, or as much as 1 hour earlier than serving, make the whipped cream: Utilizing a handheld or stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, whip the heavy cream, brown sugar, and vanilla extract on medium-high velocity till medium peaks kind, about 3 minutes. Medium peaks are between smooth/unfastened peaks and stiff peaks and are the right consistency for topping and piping on desserts. Pipe or unfold the whipped cream on prime of the pie. If desired, prime with a couple of drizzles of salted caramel sauce.
12. Slice and serve. Cowl leftovers and retailer within the fridge for as much as 5 days.

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Notes

1. Make Forward & Freezing Directions: The pie dough might be ready forward of time and saved within the fridge for as much as 5 days or within the freezer for as much as 3 months. There are many methods to make this recipe forward of time. See finish of step 2 and step 10. You may freeze the pie after step 10. Be sure the filling is totally cool contained in the pie shell previous to freezing. Cowl with an additional layer of plastic wrap earlier than freezing. Freeze for as much as 3 months. Thaw within the fridge or on the counter previous to topping with whipped cream.
2. Particular Instruments (affiliate hyperlinks): Rolling Pin | Pie Dish | Pie Weights | Pastry Brush | Cooling Rack | Egg Separator | Whisk | Silicone Spatula | Medium Heavy Responsibility Saucepan | Glass Mixing Bowls | Immediate-Learn Thermometer | Offset Spatula | Electrical Mixer (Handheld or Stand) 
3. Pie Crust: Each linked pie crust recipes make 2 crusts. You solely want 1 crust for this pie, so freeze the 2nd half for one more use or one other one-crust pie like pumpkin pie, pecan pie, or apple cranberry crumble pie.
4. Do I must blind bake the pie crust if utilizing store-bought crust? Sure. Comply with the identical directions for blind baking.
5. Complete Milk & Heavy Cream: These are crucial for the custard to set correctly. I don’t advocate any substitutions.
6. Can I exploit a crumb crust as a substitute? When my workforce & I initially examined this recipe, we have been utilizing a pretzel crust. Whereas scrumptious, it *by no means* held form beneath this creamy filling. Each single one was crumbly and the pie items fell aside. The identical will occur with a graham cracker crust and due to this fact, I don’t advocate a crumb crust right here.

Tailored from All Recipes with a number of adjustments to accentuate the flavour