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Tarte Au Sucre Francaise (French Canadian Sugar Pie)
 
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Prep Time: 10 Minutes
Cook Time: 50 Minutes
Ready In: 60 Minutes
Servings: 6
My grandmother use to make a tarte au sucre for every family gathering. The kids would be wired all day, lol. I have been looking for a recipe that turns out like hers for a long time now. I have tried a few, all delicious, but not quite the same. A few weeks ago, my Mom was looking through a box of stuff left behind after my grandma passed away a while back and , there it was....... Her recipe for tarte au sucre. Hope you all enjoy it as much as I do. You might want to have a glass of milk with you when you do eat it, it is extremely sweet!
Ingredients:
9 inches deep dish uncooked pie shells
2 cups brown sugar, packed
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 (370 ml) can carnation evaporated milk
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 cup butter, cold and diced into pea size pieces
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In bowl, mix brown sugar and flour.
3. In seperate bowl, whisk together milk, eggs and vanilla.
4. Gradually add to flour mixture mixing well.
5. Place cookie sheet under pie crust.
6. Fill pie crust with mixture.
7. Drop cold butter cubes throughout mixture.
8. Cook for 45 to 50 minutes, until outside edges are firm and center is slightly jelly like.
9. Refrigerate completly.
10. Serve with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.
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