Creamy Maple Syrup Pie

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Creamy Maple Syrup Pie

Recipe By : The Canadiana Cookbook/Mme Jehane Benoit/1970
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Pies & Pastry Maple Syrup

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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Pastry of your choice
2 tbsp butter
2 tbsp all-purpose flour
2 egg yolks
1 c maple syrup
1/3 c water
1/2 c chopped walnuts

Melt butter and stir in flour, mixing well. Beat egg yolks with syrup and
water. Add to butter-flour mixture and cook over boiling water until thick
and creamy, stirring most of the time. Add walnuts and let cool. Pour into
an 8-inch pie shell or divide into 6 individual tart molds lined with pastry.

As a variation, sprinkle the nuts on top instead of mixing them in the
filling.

To make chiffon maple tarts, beat 2 egg whites until stiff, fold into
cooked and cooled maple cream, then pour into baked tart shells.

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NOTES : This is an exquisite filling used for small tarts. Top them with a
dab of whipped cream or chopped walnuts for dinner of buffet parties.