Milk Bar Crack Pie
12 portionsI love this recipe. It's actually a fairly basic chess pie in an oatmeal cookie crust. But it's a great recipe from Christina Tossi of Momofuku Milk Bar fame. She's been on TV quite a lot lately too. I actually don't know for sure if I did this right because there are a lot of slightly different variations of this recipe online. Even if I didn't do it right, it's freakin' delicious, to the point that I would probably do it wrong the next time too.
What you will need
FOR THE OATMEAL COOKIE
4 Tbsp (48 g) light brown sugar
2 Tbsp (25 g) sugar
5 Tbsp unsalted butter
1 large egg
1/2 cup (90g) ap flour
3/4 cup (85 g) oats
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
Nonstick vegetable oil spray
FOR THE CRUST
1 Tbsp (12 g) light brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon (generous) salt
3 Tbsp unsalted butter
FOR THE FILLING
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 Tbsp (12 g) nonfat dry milk powder
3/4 cup (150 g) sugar
1/2 cup (100 g) light brown sugar
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted, cooled slightly
6 1/2 Tbsp (100 ml) heavy cream
4 large egg yolks
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Powdered sugar (for dusting)
How to cook
OATMEAL COOKIE
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Preheat oven to 350ºF
3
In a mixing bowl, whisk together both the granulated sugar and the brown sugar.
4
Use an electric mixer to beat the butter and sugar together until fluffy and pale.
5
Bake for about 15 minutes, or until golden brown.
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Add the egg and beat until thoroughly incorporated.
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Dump in the flour, oats, and baking soda. Mix well.
8
Grease a parchment-lined 9" x 13" baking pan with nonstick spray. Spread the cookie dough out in the pan.
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Dump in the brown sugar, salt, and butter. Mix well by hand.
10
Drop in the butter. You may need to mix by hand at first to avoid making a mess.
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Crush the cookie to crumbs.
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Bake for 30 minutes
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Transfer the mixture into a baking pan. I used a large springform pan, but a regular pie pan will work great. Press the mixture out to form an even layer on the bottom and up the sides of the pan.
FILLING
1
Combine all of the dry ingredients for the filling in a mixing bowl. Mix well.
2
Whisk in the melted butter. Mix well.
3
Whisk in the cream. Mix thoroughly.
4
Add the egg yolks and whisk until blended.
CRUST
1
Spread the filling out in the crust. Smooth out the top with a spatula.
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Preheat oven to 350ºF
3
Drop the temperature to 325ºF and bake for 20 minutes longer.
4
Whisk in the vanilla. Beat until smooth.
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