Another of my English Grandmas. My mom asked me to make her one for her 91st birthday. This is a very old recipe dating back to colonial times. Transporting multiple pies to social functions and storage was a challenge . so they stacked. Upon cutting .. Cut thin slices. Its very rich and makes Paula Dean seem like a butter...
Provided by mary hendricks
Categories Pies
Time 1h15m
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- 1. Beat eggs well and cream in sugar beat well
- 2. Add butter and cream beat well
- 3. Pour 1 cup into each pie crust. The pie that will be on the bottom fill with a little more filling.
- 4. Bake 350° about 45 minutes or until It is bubbly and almost set
- 5. Cool pies in pans. Once fully cooled remove from pans . it may take a knife around edges. I admit store bought is easier . don't worry about broken edges they get trimmed
- 6. Place fullest pie on bottom and stack others on top
- 7. Trim pie crust edges off.
- 8. Icing Cook 2 cups brown sugar and cream until soft ball stage. It will be brown and bubbly. A bit on a spoon when dunked in cold water will form a blob
- 9. Beat until creamy. This can take a few minutes depending on your mixer.
- 10. Ice the stacked pies. If icing hardens while icing mix in a wee bit of cream in very small amount.
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