Coffee Custard Pie Everyday Pie Food

COFFEE CREAM PIE

Steps:

• Whisk together granulated sugar, cornstarch, and salt in a medium saucepan. Whisk in milk and 2 tablespoons espresso powder, and cook over medium-high heat, stirring constantly, until bubbling and thick, about 7 minutes (about 2 minutes after it comes to a boil).
• Whisk egg yolks in a medium bowl until combined. Whisk in milk mixture in a slow, steady stream until completely incorporated. Return mixture to saucepan, and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, just until it returns to a boil, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Strain through a fine sieve into a large bowl, and stir in coffee liqueur and vanilla. Add butter, 1 tablespoon at a time, whisking until each piece melts before adding the next one. Let custard cool, whisking occasionally, about 10 minutes.
• Pour custard into baked and cooled crust. Press plastic wrap directly on surface of custard. Refrigerate until filling is firm, 4 hours (or wrapped tightly with plastic, up to 1 day).
• With the flat side of a chef's knife, crush espresso beans, 1 at a time. Reserve 1 tablespoon large pieces for garnish.
• In a chilled bowl, beat cream, confectioners' sugar, and remaining 1 teaspoon espresso powder until stiff peaks form. Fold small espresso-bean pieces into whipped cream mixture, and spread over pie. Sprinkle with reserved espresso-bean pieces or chocolate curls, and serve immediately.

COFFEE CUSTARD PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375ºF and place one oven rack in the second to lowest spot and one in the middle.
• Prepare pastry: Roll out the pie dough to an 11″ circle and line a 9" pie plate, crimp the edges as desired. Prick the bottom of the dough all over with a fork to let steam escape during baking.Place in the freezer to firm up for 10-20 minutes.
• Line the pie dough with a parchment round piece of paper and then add pie weights (or dry rice or beans or lentils), making sure to push pie weights to the edges. Bake for 20 minutes on the lower rack, then remove from oven and remove the parchment and pie weights. Return to oven and bake for an additional 5-10 minutes until the pastry is fully baked through. Set aside until ready to use.
• Lower the heat to 325º.
• To make the filling: Add the milk, cream, brown sugar, espresso, and salt to a medium-sized saucepan. Heat the mixture over medium heat until small bubbles form along the edges (about 120ºF)
• In a separate bowl, whisk together the eggs and yolks, granulated sugar and vanilla extract. Slowly pour in 1 cup of the warmed milk while gently whisking. Strain through a fine mesh strainer back into the pot to remove any cooked egg bits, and whisk together. Strain the whole mixture one more time into a bowl to remove any air bubbles or cooked eggs.
• Slowly pour the hot filling into the baked, cooled crust.
• Place the pie onto your oven's middle rack and bake it for 35 to 40 minutes, or until the custard has puffed about 1-½" to 2" from the edge but still wobbly in the middle. The pie should have a temperature of 170º to 180º.
• Remove the pie from the oven, and place it on a rack to cool. When it's completely cool, refrigerate until you're ready to serve.
• The pie can be baked up to 1 day ahead of time. Serve with whipped cream and a dusting of cocoa powder.

CLASSIC CUSTARD PIE

Steps:

• Add the flour, powdered sugar, and salt to the bowl of a food processor, and pulse until well combined. Add in the butter and pulse 5-7 times, or until the butter is broken down into tiny pebbles.
• With the motor running, add in the egg and let the dough process until it forms together into a cohesive ball around the blade, about 1 minute.
• Transfer the dough to a work surface dusted with flour.
• Roll out the pie dough to an 11″ circle and line a 9" pie plate, crimp the edges as desired.
• Transfer the dough to the freezer to chill while you preheat the oven.
• Preheat the oven to 375 and place a rack on the lower and a rack in the middle part of the oven.
• Line the pie dough with a parchment round piece of paper and then add pie weights (or dry rice or beans or lentils), making sure to push pie weights to the edges. Bake for 25 minutes on the lower rack, then remove the parchment and pie weights and bake for an additional 5 minutes, or until the bottom of the pie crust looks dry. Set aside until ready to use.
• Lower the heat to 325º.
• Whisk together the sugar, salt, eggs and yolks. Add in the milk, cream and vanilla and whisk to combine.
• Strain the mixture twice through a fine-mesh strainer, removing any coagulated bits of egg.
• Carefully pour the filling into the baked pie shell. Grate about ½ teaspoon nutmeg over the top of the pie.
• Bake on the middle rack for 40-45 minutes, or until the custard has set nearly all the way through, with a slight wobble in the middle. The pie should have a temperature of 180ºF.
• Remove the pie from the oven, and place it on a rack to cool. When it's completely cool, refrigerate until you're ready to serve.
• The pie can be baked up to 1 day ahead of time.