Old-Fashioned Sugar Cream Pie Recipe
Prep Time:
1 hour, 10 minutes
Cook Time:
1 hour
Servings:
10 Servings
Ingredients
  • 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour, plus additional for rolling
  • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • ½ cup unsalted butter, cold, cubed
  • ¼ cup unsalted butter
  • ⅔ cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup whole milk, divided
  • 1 pint heavy cream
  • 1 ¼ cups granulated sugar
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla bean paste or extract
  • ¾ teaspoon kosher salt
Directions
  1. To prepare the pie crust, in a medium bowl, stir to combine the flour, sugar, and salt.
  2. Add the cubed butter and mix, using your fingertips or a pastry cutter, until only pea-sized bits of butter remain.
  3. Add 2 tablespoons of water and toss lightly to combine. Add additional water, 1 tablespoon at a time, just until the dough holds together when clumped.
  4. Form the dough into a flat disk. Optional: Wrap and chill for 30 minutes.
  5. Roll out the dough on a lightly floured surface to ⅛-inch thickness.
  6. Transfer the dough to a pie plate, then trim and crimp as desired.
  7. Chill the dough while the oven preheats.
  8. Preheat the oven to 375 F.
  9. Once the oven is preheated, place the pie crust onto a baking sheet, line it with foil, and fill halfway up with pie weights or dried beans.
  10. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until the crust is opaque and set.
  11. In the meantime, to prepare the filling, melt the butter in a saucepan.
  12. Add the flour and ¼ cup milk. Cook for 1 minute, whisking constantly.
  13. Slowly whisk in the remaining ¾ milk and the heavy cream.
  14. Whisk in the sugar, vanilla, and salt and continue to cook, whisking often, until the mixture is thickened and coats the back of a spoon. Set aside.
  15. When the pie crust is ready, remove the weights and foil and pour the filling into the crust (strain first if desired).
  16. Bake on the lower oven rack for an additional 25-30 minutes or until the center is only slightly jiggly.
  17. Cool to room temperature. Top with raw or granulated sugar and caramelize with a blowtorch before serving, if desired.
  18. Serve with berries and dust with confectioner’s sugar, if desired.