Maple Syrup Pie

February 1st, 2009

How America Eats

Clementine Paddleford

1960

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I know I’ve already done the maple dessert thing but this one sounded SO good and had the added benefit of not requiring me to make my own dough.

Obviously this recipe comes from the Vermont chapter of the book and from the way Paddleford writes it, Vermonters pretty much do everything with maple syrup but bathe in it.  According to her those jolly folk from the North use it for everything from breakfast cereal to dunking buttered bread.

Unfortunately my pie didn’t work out so well.  The first step is to combine 1 1/2 Tbl of butter with 2 Tbl flour in the top of a double boiler then add 1 cup maple syrup, 2 egg yolks and 1/2 cup water.  Then you’re supposed to stir until it gets thick.  The problem for me is that it never got thick enough and I don’t know why.  After about 15 minutes I gave up and just threw in the nuts (1/2 cup chopped walnuts which I toasted) and let the mixture cool.  While it cooled I made a meringue with 2 egg whites, 1/4 cup sugar and 1/4 tsp vanilla.  Fill your store-bought shell, shmear the meringue, bake for 25 minutes and chill again.  Listen, it’s not that it wasn’t tasty (it was), it’s just that it was very, very drippy.  It was like eating big spoon-fulls of maple syrup which, even if you love syrup (I do), becomes nauseating after three bites.  Sorry Clem.

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2 Responses to “Maple Syrup Pie”

  1. 1 Alexis
    February 1st, 2009 at 11:34 am

    I like Maple syrup, but that looks like too much for me!

  2. 2 Season to Taste
    February 3rd, 2009 at 9:46 am

    Just discovered your blog after our mutual friend Jessica told me about it. LOVE it! I’d love to do a blog exchange— I’ll get your url up on my blogroll soon! :)

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