Recipes

Butterscotch Cinnamon Pie

A sweet cinnamon butterscotch pie recipe with a classic crust made to look like pixels. This pie is a healing agent in the game Undertale and a scrumptious dessert in real life!

Makes 1 pie

THINGS YOU'LL NEED

Ingredients Dough

2 ½ cups all-purpose flour2 tablespoons sugar½ vanilla bean1 teaspoon salt½ cup salted butter, ice-cold½ cup butter flavor shortening, cubed & ice cold6 tablespoons buttermilk, chilledEgg wash

Filling

6 tablespoons cornstarch1 teaspoon ground cinnamon1 teaspoon salt4 egg yolks¼ cup salted butter½ cup dark brown sugar1 cup heavy cream2 ½ cups whole milk½ cup butterscotch chips

Equipment

Large mixing bowlPie dishRolling pinPlastic wrapDry uncooked beansSmall square cookie cutter
LET'S GET STARTED!DoughPreheat oven to 350ºF.In a large bowl combine flour, sugar, vanilla bean, and salt.Add butter and shortening and then work between fingers until the mixture resembles a coarse meal.Drizzle in cold buttermilk and continue working to form a dough.Shape the dough into a disc and wrap tightly in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 2 to 24 hours.Roll it out to 1/4 inch thick and place into a pie tin. Remove the excess.Roll out dough excess and cut out small squares.Brush the egg wash along the edges and then arrange the dough squares in a pixelated design.Prick the bottom and inside edges of the pie crust with a fork.Cover the pie with plastic wrap and then fill it with uncooked beans. Wrap the beans with the excess plastic. Egg wash edges of the crust.Bake for 35 minutes until golden brown around the edges.Remove beans and bake another 10 to 15 minutes.Filling In a medium bowl, whisk cornstarch, salt, and egg yolks until smooth. Whisk in milk.In a saucepan, melt butter over medium-high heat and add dark brown sugar. Bring to a boil and whisk constantly for 3 minutes.Combine the cream mixture and the sugar mixture. Slowly whisk in the egg mixture.Add salt and cinnamon and then bring to a boil, whisking constantly.Once thickened, remove from heat and then whisk in butterscotch chips.

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