Best Cinnamon Custard Pie Recipes

CINNAMON CUSTARD PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Turn out pate brisee onto a lightly floured surface. Roll dough to a 1/8-inch thickness. Transfer and press dough to a 9-inch fluted pie dish, or fit dough into a regular pie dish, and flute edges. Line dough with parchment paper, leaving a 1-inch overhang. Fill with pie weights or dried beans. Bake until edge just begins to turn golden brown, about 25 minutes. Remove parchment and pie weights. Bake until crust is golden, about 15 minutes more. Transfer dish to a wire rack, and let cool completely.
• Bring cream, milk, vanilla seeds and pod, cinnamon sticks, and ground cinnamon to a gentle simmer in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Remove from heat, cover, and let steep for 20 minutes. Remove vanilla pod and cinnamon sticks; discard.
• Whisk together yolks and sugar with a mixer on medium speed until pale and thick, about 2 minutes. Add hot cream mixture and arrowroot, and whisk until mixture is smooth. Pour through a fine sieve into cooled piecrust. Skim any foam from surface of filling. Bake until pie is just set but center is still slightly wobbly, about 50 minutes. Transfer dish to a wire rack, and let cool completely. Refrigerate until chilled, at least 4 hours, or overnight. Lightly dust top of pie with ground cinnamon.

CINNAMON CUSTARD PIE

Steps:

• Mix together the egg yolks, caster sugar, custard powder and milk in a bowl. Pour the cream into a saucepan set over a medium heat, bring to the boil, then gradually pour into the egg yolk mixture, whisking until smooth.
• Pour the mixture back into the saucepan and cook over a low-medium heat for a few minutes, whisking all the time to keep it smooth. It should be very thick. Remove from the heat, then stir in the vanilla paste. Set aside to cool.
• Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 4. Line a 28 x 18cm baking tray with baking parchment. Unroll the pastry sheet with the long edge closest to you. Cut it in half vertically, to make two rectangles that will fit the base of the tray. Put one sheet in the baking tray, prick all over with a fork, and bake for 15 mins. Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 5 mins.
• Whisk the custard again briefly, then spread evenly over the cooled pastry. Lay the other pastry sheet on top, tucking in the edges. Brush with half the butter.
• Mix the granulated sugar with the cinnamon, then sprinkle evenly over the pie. Drizzle over the remaining melted butter and bake for a further 35-45 mins until the custard has set and browned on top.
• Remove from the oven and allow to cool in the tray, before cutting into bars to serve. Can be kept chilled for up to three days.