Maple Syrup Pie Or Backwoods Pie Recipe

How to make it

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• In bowl, combine brown sugar and flour.
• Pour in milk and maple syrup.
• Add butter and egg yolks.
• Stir until blended.
• In separate bowl, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form.
• Fold into brown sugar mixture.
• Pour over pie shell.
• Bake in 400°F oven for 10 minutes.
• Reduce temperature to 325°F and bake for about 40 minutes or until browned on top and set but still slightly jiggly inside.
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• SPEEDY PAT-IN PASTRY
• Adapted from "Pies and Tarts with Schmecks Appeal" by Edna Staebler
• 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1-1/2 tsp. granulated sugar
• 3/4 tsp. salt
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 3 Tbsp. milk
• In pie plate, combine flour, sugar and salt.
• In glass measure, stir milk into oil.
• Pour over dry ingredients and toss with fork until most of flour is incorporated.
• Mash with fork, blending well and patting evenly over bottom and up side of pie plate.
• Flute edge.