"Creamy maple filling inside a buttery, flaky crust. Top it off with whipped cream & a layer of brûléed sugar. A unique, delicious pie for Thanksgiving!..."
INGREDIENTS
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1 and 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
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1/4 tsp salt
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1 and 1/2 tsp granulated sugar
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1 stick (8 TBSP) cold, salted butter
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1 TBSP shortening
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4-5 TBSP ice cold water
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1/2 cup + 2 TBSP salted butter, melted
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1 cup real maple syrup (Sister Pie's recipe calls for Grade B but I used Grade A and it was just fine)
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3/4 cup brown sugar, packed
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1/4 cup fine yellow cornmeal
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1/4 tsp salt
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3 large eggs, at room temp
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1 large egg yolk, at room temp
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3/4 cup heavy cream, at room temp
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1 and 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
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2-3 TBSP granulated sugar
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kitchen torch
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1 additional egg, for egg washing the crust
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1 cup heavy cream
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2-3 TBSP powdered sugar
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2 tsp vanilla extract