Crack Pie

From https://milkbarstore.com/products/milk-bar-pie

Ingredients

  • Oat Cookie Crust

  • 9 tablespoons (1 stick plus 1 tablespoon) unsalted butter, room temperature, divided

  • 5 1/2 tablespoons (packed) golden brown sugar, divided

  • 2 tablespoons sugar

  • 1 large egg

  • 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons old-fashioned oats

  • 1/2 cup all purpose flour

  • 1/8 teaspoon baking powder

  • 1/8 teaspoon baking soda

  • 1/4 teaspoon (generous) salt

  • Filling

  • 3/4 cup sugar

  • 1/2 cup (packed) golden brown sugar

  • 1 tablespoon nonfat dry milk powder

  • 1/4 teaspoon salt

  • 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted, cooled slightly

  • 6 1/2 tablespoons heavy whipping cream

  • 4 large egg yolks

  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

  • Powdered sugar for dusting

Directions

  • Oat Cookie Crust

  • Preheat oven to 350°F.

  • Line 13x9x2-inch metal baking pan with parchment paper; coat with nonstick spray.

  • Combine 6 tablespoons butter, 4 tablespoons brown sugar, and 2 tablespoons sugar in medium bowl.

  • Using electric mixer, beat mixture until light and fluffy, occasionally scraping down sides of bowl, about 2 minutes.

  • Add egg; beat until pale and fluffy.

  • Add oats, flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt and beat until well blended, about 1 minute.

  • Turn oat mixture out onto prepared baking pan; press out evenly to edges of pan.

  • Bake until light golden on top, 17 to 18 minutes. Transfer baking pan to rack and cool cookie completely.

  • Using hands, crumble oat cookie into large bowl; add 3 tablespoons butter and 1 1/2 tablespoons brown sugar.

  • Rub in with fingertips until mixture is moist enough to stick together.

  • Transfer cookie crust mixture to 9-inch-diameter glass pie dish.

  • Using fingers, press mixture evenly onto bottom and up sides of pie dish.

  • Place pie dish with crust on rimmed baking sheet.

  • Filling

  • Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 350°F.

  • Whisk both sugars, milk powder, and salt in medium bowl to blend.

  • Add melted butter and whisk until blended.

  • Add cream, then egg yolks and vanilla and whisk until well blended. Pour filling into crust.

  • Bake pie 30 minutes (filling may begin to bubble).

  • Reduce oven temperature to 325°F.

  • Continue to bake pie until filling is brown in spots and set around edges but center still moves slightly when pie dish is gently shaken, about 20 minutes longer.

  • Cool pie 2 hours in pie dish on rack.

  • Chill uncovered overnight.

  • Sift powdered sugar lightly over top of pie. Cut pie into wedges and serve cold.