Original old-time Quebec sugar pie

A bit of background...

A few years ago I was browsing the Web and found a post by a lady that was doing research on sugar pies in the US. She had found hundreds of different recipes, but she mentioned that she had heard the original sugar pie recipe only had three ingredients and was mixed right in the pie crust with a finger. She had failed to track down that particular recipe. Here is that recipe. It has been in my family since forever. So I thought it would be perfect for this contest.

Without further delay, here is the original old-time Québec sugar pie recipe.

Step 1 Ingredients

You will need:

One pie shell (I cheat and don’t make my own. I find the store bought frozen shells quite good enough)
One cup of brown sugar - packed (but not too tightly)
One tablespoon flour
Half a pint of whipping cream minus 2 tablespoons (for the metric inclined folks, that’s exactly 200ml).

You will note in the picture that I have enough cream for two pies. Yeah... we like it that much.

Comments

[acexkeikai]

I agree with both comments and I am also from Quebec... Maple syrup or no cream... My mother always made it with milk and they do taste awesome :)
Maybe I should do a Grand-pere dans le sirop instructables ;)

[thorswolf]

Oh those are sooo good. Yes, you should add the grand-pères.

[acexkeikai]

I will once the weather is more... suited for it... too darn humid right now to eat such wintertime favorites but I'll remember to do it :)

[thorswolf]

Excellent! Let me know when you post. I make grand-pères as well and would love to compare recipes.

[bajablue]

Thank you both for the inspiration to add grand-peres to Quebec Sugar Pie!

Here is the recipe I came up with:  French Sugar Dumpling Pie

I hope you approve!!! ;-)

[cloudifornia]

Light or dark brown sugar?

[thorswolf]

Either can be used. I use light brown sugar.

[ac1D]

Most often it's the dark brown, but they have been done with white aswell, they just look more yellowish and they are less solid.

[bajablue]

I'm baking this pie in about 20 minutes and will share my results... but what did you mean by:

"Serve with ice cream or whipped cream (for those with a strong liver)." ?

[thorswolf]

Aah, some more family history there. I had two uncles who absolutely adored sugar pie and whenever there was some baked at family gatherings, these two uncles would destroy many slices of this pie along with heaps of whipped cream. They would invariably wind up complaining of "liver pains" later on, ergo the "strong liver" comment. :)

[ac1D]

Being from Québec, I swear the original sugar pie had no cream!
But well, everyone has his own way of doing these :-)

[bajablue]

This recipe is new to me, but it looks scrumptious. I love cream... I'm using it! ;-)

[bajablue]

YUMMY!

Mine didn't turn out as pretty but it was delicious!!!

I'll add some chocolate chips 1/2 way through the baking next time I bake this.

[thorswolf]

Excellent!! I've never heard of adding chocolate chips in the mix, but you know what? That's the great thing about cooking: you can chnage recipes along the way and make them new again.

[CatTrampoline]

It's that way with so many of the classic comfort foods (potato salad comes to mind). Everyone's recipe is a little different, but none of them are wrong. I voted for this entry on the strength of it being an old family favorite recipe & regional tradition. It sounds way too sweet for my taste, but vive la difference!

[thorswolf]

Thanks Cat!

[ac1D]

Bonbon au patate
and
Gateau froid aux café
are the best :)

[maltesergr8]

Wow... This pie is wonderful!! Who would have thought that so few ingredients could taste so good ;o)

[thorswolf]

I'm so glad you enjoyed it. We get that reaction all the time. :)

[l8nite]

WOW that sounds GOOD !

[ChrysN]

This sounds delicious and so easy to make too, I'll have to remember this recipe.

[thorswolf]

I'm from Québec city as well. I've seen many many recipes that call for eggs, or more flour, or what have you. The title may be a misnomer as I believe the real original recipe calls for maple sugar and was known as a maple sugar pie. Once again, just three ingredients: maple sugar, flour and heavy cream. This is derived from that original recipe as maple sugar became more difficult to find and much more expensive.