Brown Bottom Butterscotch Pie Recipes

BUTTERSCOTCH PIE

Steps:

• On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; transfer to a 9-in. pie plate. Trim to 1/2 in. beyond rim of plate; flute edge. Refrigerate 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 425°., Line unpricked crust with a double thickness of foil. Fill with pie weights, dried beans or uncooked rice. Bake on a lower oven rack until edge is light golden brown, 15-20 minutes. Remove foil and weights; bake until bottom is golden brown, 3-6 minutes longer. Cool on a wire rack. Reduce oven setting to 350°., In a saucepan, melt butter. Remove from the heat; add flour and stir until smooth. Stir in brown sugar. Return to heat; stir in milk and salt until blended. Cook and stir over medium-high heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from the heat. Stir about 1 cup hot filling into egg yolks; return all to pan, stirring constantly. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes longer. Remove from the heat. Gently stir in vanilla. Pour into crust., For meringue, beat egg whites and cream of tartar in a small bowl on medium speed until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in sugar, about 1 tablespoon at a time, on high until stiff glossy peaks form and sugar is dissolved. Spread evenly over hot filling, sealing edge to crust., Bake until meringue is golden brown, 12-15 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 1 hour. Refrigerate at least 3 hours before serving. Refrigerate leftovers.

APPLE-BUTTERSCOTCH PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350F.
• Place 1 pie crust in ungreased 9-inch pie plate.
• Press firmly against side and bottom. Place in refrigerator to keep chilled.
• For the butterscotch sauce - in a small saucepan, stir 3/4 cup of the brown sugar with the half-and-half over low to medium heat until the sugar dissolves. Add the butter and vanilla, stirring until butter melts.
• Remove from heat and set mixture aside to cool completely.
• In a medium bowl, toss the apple wedges with the lemon juice.
• Add the remaining 1/4 cup brown sugar, cornstarch, lemon zest, cinnamon, allspice and nutmeg. Toss to combine well.
• Remove pie plate with pie shell from the refrigerator.
• Sprinkle 1 teaspoon flour onto the bottom of the unbaked pie shell.
• Scoop apple mixture onto the sprinkled flour.
• Pour the cooled butterscotch mixture evenly over the apples.
• Cover with top crust; pinch the 2 crusts together, fold the dough under itself so the edge of the fold is against the edge of the pie pan.
• Make several slits in top crust to allow steam to escape.
• Bake for about 45 minutes or until golden brown and the juices are bubbling. Cool completely on a wire rack before serving.

BLACK BOTTOM BUTTERSCOTCH PIE

Steps:

• Make the chocolate pudding: in a medium saucepan, combine the cornstarch and sugar; whisk in ½ cup half-and-half until the mixture is smooth.
• Add in the remaining ¾ cup and bring to a boil, whisking constantly.
• Continue to cook mixture over med-high heat, whisking, until the mixture thickens, about 3-4 minutes.
• Take the pan from the heat and whisk in the chocolate and butter; continue to whisk until all the chocolate and butter have melted and the pudding is very smooth; stir in the vanilla.
• Scrape the pudding into the prepared pie crust and smooth the top with a rubber spatula.
• Make the butterscotch putting: in a medium saucepan, combine the butter, brown sugar, and salt; cook the mixture over low heat, whisking, until the butter is melted and the sugar is dissolved.
• In a mixing bowl, combine the cornstarch and ½ cup of half-and-half; whisk to dissolve; set this mixture aside.
• Add the remaining 1 ½ cups half-and-half to the saucepan; whisk until it is combined with the brown sugar mixture.
• Add in half-and-half/cornstarch mixture to the pan; stir to combine, and turn the heat to med-high; cook, whisking, until the mixture thickened, about 3-4 minutes.
• Scrape the butterscotch mixture into the pie shell and smooth the top layer of the pudding with a rubber spatula so that it evenly covers the chocolate pudding.
• Place plastic wrap directly on the surface of the filling and refrigerate the pie until the filling is completely set, about 6 hours and up to 1 day.

BLACK BOTTOM BUTTERSCOTCH CREAM PIE

Steps:

• Make the shell:
• In a food processor grind coarse the pecans with the sugar and transfer the mixture to a bowl. In the food processor blend together the flour, the butter, and the salt until the mixture resembles meal and add the flour mixture to the pecan mixture. Add the ice water, toss the mixture until the water is incorporated, and press it onto the bottom and up the side of a 9-inch (1-quart) pie plate, crimping the edge decoratively. Chill the shell for 1 hour, prick it all over with a fork, and line it with foil. Fill the foil with the rice, bake the shell in the lower third of a preheated 425°F. oven for 10 minutes, and remove the foil and rice carefully. Reduce the heat to 375°F., bake the shell for 12 to 15 minutes more, or until it is golden brown, and let it cool on a rack.
• In a small metal bowl set over a pan of barely simmering water melt the chocolate with the cream, stirring until the mixture is smooth, spread the mixture in the bottom and halfway up the side of the shell, and let it cool. Chill the shell.
• Make the filling while the shell is chilling:
• In a large metal bowl combine the bourbon and the water, sprinkle the gelatin over the liquid, and let it soften. In a saucepan heat the brown sugar, the milk, and the salt over moderate heat, stirring, until the mixture is hot and the sugar is dissolved and whisk in the butter. (The mixture will appear slightly curdled.) In a bowl whisk together the egg yolks, add the hot milk mixture in a stream, whisking, and pour the mixture into the pan. Cook the custard over moderately low heat, whisking constantly, until it is thickened and registers 160°F. on a candy thermometer and add it to the gelatin mixture. Stir in the vanilla and the nutmeg and stir the mixture until it is cold and the consistency of raw egg whites, and remove the bowl from the ice water. In another bowl with an electric mixer beat the cream until it holds stiff peaks, fold it into the custard mixture gently but thoroughly, and pour the filling into the chilled shell. Chill the pie for 6 hours or overnight.
• Decorate the pie:
• In a very small skillet or saucepan cook the sugar over moderate heat, undisturbed, until it begins to melt, cook, stirring with a fork, until it is melted completely and turns a golden caramel, and reduce the heat to low. Working quickly, add the pecans, turning them to coat them thoroughly with the caramel, and with the fork transfer them, 1 at a time, to a piece of foil to cool. In a chilled bowl with chilled beaters beat the cream until it holds stiff peaks, drop it by heaping tablespoons around the edge of the pie, and arrange a caramelized pecan in the center of each dollop.

BROWN-BOTTOM BUTTERSCOTCH PIE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2. In a food processor, combine crushed crackers, cashews, and granulated sugar. Cover and pulse several times to form fine crumbs. Add melted butter, and cover and pulse several times to combine. Press mixture onto bottom and up sides of a 9-inch pie plate. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until fragrant and firm. Cool on wire rack. Note: If desired, gingersnap crumbs may be substituted for graham crackers, and pecans may be used instead of cashews, as per original, very old recipe.
• 3. In small saucepan, bring whipping cream just to boiling over med. high heat. Remove from heat; add chocolate chips (do not stir). Allow to stand 5 minutes. Stir until smooth, and pour evenly over bottom of cooled crust.
• 4. In med. saucepan, combine brown sugar, cornstarch, and salt. Whisk in about 1/2 C. of evaporated milk. Then whisk in egg yolks until combined. Whisk in remaining evap. milk and milk. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly. Remove from heat, and stir in 3 TB. butter and vanilla. Cover and keep warm.
• 5. Prepare brown sugar meringue. In large mixing bowl, beat egg whites with electric mixer on medium high speed until soft peaks form. Gradually add brown sugar and granulated sugar, 1 Tbsp. at a time. Beat on high until stiff peaks form.
• 6. Pour warm filling over chocolate layer in pie pan. Spread meringue over warm filling, sealing to edge of crust and swirling meringue into peaks. Bake for 15 minutes, or until meringue is firm and golden. Cool on wire rack for 1 hour, then chill for 4-6 hours before serving.