Butterscotch Deluxe Pie Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a medium saucepan, stir together the brown sugar, heavy cream and butter. Cook over medium heat until the sugar dissolves and the mixture comes to a full boil, becoming thick and brown, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat. Reserve 1 tablespoon of the milk. Slowly add the remaining milk to the sugar mixture.
• Whisk together the cornstarch, egg yolks, vanilla and reserved 1 tablespoon of milk in a medium bowl. Add the cornstarch mixture to the sugar mixture over medium-low heat and cook, stirring constantly, until thick, about 3 minutes. Pour the filling into the prebaked pie crust.
• Make a meringue by beating the egg whites and a pinch of salt with an electric mixer until they begin to set stiff. Add the granulated sugar and continue beating until the whites are stiff and hold peaks. Spread the meringue on top of the pie, taking care to spread it to the edges of the crust. Bake until light brown, about 10 minutes.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Heat oats on a baking sheet in preheated oven for 12 minutes. Set aside to cool.
• To Make Crust: In a medium bowl combine oats and 1/4 cup brown sugar together; mix in 1/3 cup butter. Press firmly onto bottom and sides of a 8 inch pie pan. Chill for 1 hour.
• To Make Filling: Combine 3/4 cup brown sugar, flour, salt and milk in a medium saucepan. Cook over medium heat until thick, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and stir in 3 tablespoons butter and vanilla. Transfer mixture to a medium bowl; cover with foil and refrigerate for 1 hour or until cold.
• Once cold, fold in 1/2 cup of the whipped cream. Pour mixture into pie shell; chill until set. When ready to serve, top with dollops of 1/4 cup of whipped cream and arrange 6 pecan halves decoratively on top of pie.

Steps:

• Combine sugar, flour and salt in top of a double boiler.
• Heat milk and slowly stir in flour and sugar. Cook over boiling water until mixture begins to thicken.
• Beat egg yolks in small bowl and stir 1 cup of hot mixture into eggs so the eggs do not scramble.
• Stir egg mixture to double boiler and add butter. Cook until thick and pour into shell.
• Serve with whipped cream if desired.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Heat oats on a baking sheet in preheated oven for 12 minutes. Set aside to cool.
• To Make Crust: In a medium bowl combine oats and 1/4 cup brown sugar together; mix in 1/3 cup butter. Press firmly onto bottom and sides of a 8 inch pie pan. Chill for 1 hour.
• To Make Filling: Combine 3/4 cup brown sugar, flour, salt and milk in a medium saucepan. Cook over medium heat until thick, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and stir in 3 tablespoons butter and vanilla. Transfer mixture to a medium bowl; cover with foil and refrigerate for 1 hour or until cold.
• Once cold, fold in 1/2 cup of the whipped cream. Pour mixture into pie shell; chill until set. When ready to serve, top with dollops of 1/4 cup of whipped cream and arrange 6 pecan halves decoratively on top of pie.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Heat oats on a baking sheet in preheated oven for 12 minutes. Set aside to cool.
• To Make Crust: In a medium bowl combine oats and 1/4 cup brown sugar together; mix in 1/3 cup butter. Press firmly onto bottom and sides of a 8 inch pie pan. Chill for 1 hour.
• To Make Filling: Combine 3/4 cup brown sugar, flour, salt and milk in a medium saucepan. Cook over medium heat until thick, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and stir in 3 tablespoons butter and vanilla. Transfer mixture to a medium bowl; cover with foil and refrigerate for 1 hour or until cold.
• Once cold, fold in 1/2 cup of the whipped cream. Pour mixture into pie shell; chill until set. When ready to serve, top with dollops of 1/4 cup of whipped cream and arrange 6 pecan halves decoratively on top of pie.

Steps:

• Put a baking sheet on middle rack of oven and preheat oven to 425°F.
• Whisk together flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt, then whisk in brown sugar, breaking up any lumps. Gently toss pears with brown sugar mixture, lemon juice, and vanilla and let stand 5 to 15 minutes to macerate fruit.
• Roll out 1 piece of dough (keep remaining disk chilled) on a lightly floured surface with a lightly floured rolling pin into a 13-inch round. Fit into a 9-inch pie plate. Roll out remaining piece of dough into a 13-inch round. Reserve scraps.
• Transfer filling to shell. Dot with butter, then cover with pastry round. Trim edges, leaving a 1/2-inch overhang (reserve scraps). Press edges together to seal, then fold under. Lightly brush top crust with some of egg wash, then cut 3 (1-inch-long) vents.
• Roll out dough scraps about 1/8 inch thick and cut out leaf shapes with cutters (or a knife). Arrange decoratively on top of pie, pressing gently to help them adhere. Lightly brush top crust and cutouts with some of egg wash and sprinkle with granulated sugar.
• Bake pie on hot baking sheet 20 minutes. Reduce oven to 375°F and bake until crust is golden and filling is bubbling, 40 to 45 minutes more. Cool to warm or room temperature, 2 to 3 hours.

Steps:

• * (Note: Recipe in Recipe Treasury is named "Grandma's Butterscotch Pie" and is the same except it calls for "Weepless Meringue instead of "Whipped cream". The baking directions for using Weepless Meringue follows: Preheat oven to 425° F. Pour filling into pie shell. Spread meringue over filling, sealing to edge of pastry. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool for 30 minutes.) In a large heavy skillet over medium heat, brown butter (do not burn). Add brown sugar. Cook and stir until mixture is bubbly remove from heat. Very gradually stir in water and continue to stir until sugar is dissolved set aside.In a medium saucepan mix cornstarch, flour and salt. Stir in milk add brown sugar mixture. Stirring over medium heat, bring to a boil and boil for 1 to 2 minutes or until thick and glossy. Gradually stir about one-third of the hot mixture into the egg yolks, then stir back into hot mixture in saucepan. Cook and stir over low heat 1 minute longer (do not boil) remove from heat.Stir in vanilla. Pour into a bowl place a piece of waxed paper directly on surface of filling cool.Pour filling into pie shell. Refrigerate at least 3 hours before serving.Serve with whipped cream.

Steps:

• Caramelize sugar in heavy sauce pan or iron skillet.
• Add water.
• Melt brown sugar with butter.
• Add to caramel mixture.
• Stir until well mixed.
• In top of double boiler: Mix cornstarch, salt, and sugar.
• Add beaten egg yolks and milk.
• Add caramelized sugar mixture slowly.
• Stir constantly.
• Cook in double boiler until thick.
• Add vanilla.
• Cool.
• Pour into pie shell.
• Top with Meringue.
• -------Meringue---------.
• Beat egg whites and salt at high speed until frothy.
• Add sugar gradually.
• Continue beating at high speed until mixture stands in peaks.
• Spread to edges of pie crust, completely sealing in filling.
• Bake until light brown at 400 degrees.