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Sugar pie

Tarte au sucre

When sugar melts down together with sour cream, there is magic. Or Tarte Au Sucre also called sugar pie. With sourdough starter in the crust, it's unbeatable.
Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 20 mins
Total Time 6 hrs 30 mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine French
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

Pie crust

  • 120 gram sourdough starter 100% hydration
  • 115 gram Wheat flour
  • 18 gram brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 80 gram butter

Topping

  • 100 gram brown sugar
  • 20 gram butter
  • 200 gram sour cream

Instructions
 

Preparing pie crust

  • Mix all ingredients for the pie crust with a dough mixer or by hand into a smooth dough. Wrap it in clingfilm and let it rest for 2 hours.
  • Degas the dough and fold it like an envelope. Wrap in clingfilm again an let it rest in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours, preferably longer.
  • Lightly flour your working surface and roll out the dough to a thickness of about 2-3 mm. Fold up the sides. Cover the dough with cling film an let it proof for at least 2 hours in room temperature.

Add topping and bake

  • Preheat the oven to 470ºF / 200ºC. Brown butter and add sour cream and mix well. Let it boil for a couple of minutes and remove from heat.
  • Sprinkle the sugar over the pie crust and spread the topping evenly. Bake the pies for 15 to 20 minutes or until they are golden brown. Let them cool before serving.
Keyword dessert, pastry
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