Alternate Names for Indiana State Pie

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Sugar Cream Pie - photo courtesy of Mrs. Wicks Pies. Learn more about Mrs. Wicks Pies below.

How to Make a Sugar Cream Pie

Ingredients

• 1 cup lightly-packed brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1 Tbsp. butter
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 2-1/2 cups cream (heavy cream, whipping cream or heavy whipping cream)
• 2 tsp. vanilla
• 1/2 tsp. Nutmeg
• 1 unbaked pie shell

Directions

1. Cream together butter, brown sugar, salt, and flour and spread into the prepared unbaked pie crust.
2. Pour throughly beaten mixture of cream and vanilla into unbaked pie shell.
3. Sprinkle nutmeg on top of the pie mixture.
4. Bake for 10 minutes at 450 degrees F. and then at 325 degrees F. for 35 minutes.

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Indiana State Pie- History and Legislation

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION urging the adoption of the sugar cream pie as Indiana’s official state pie.

[ad#Google 250 x 250 right] Whereas, The Indiana Foodways Alliance, “a statewide nonprofit organization dedicated to the celebration, promotion, and preservation of the authentic food culture of Indiana,” would like to see the sugar cream pie adopted as the official state pie of Indiana and to name the pie as the Hoosier Pie;
Whereas, Sugar cream pie is simply a pie shell spread with layers of creamed butter and maple or brown sugar combined with a sprinkling of flour, filled with vanilla-flavored cream and baked;
Whereas, Sugar cream pie was created between 1810 and 1825 by the North Carolina Quakers who settled on farms along the eastern border of Indiana, especially the Richmond, Winchester, Portland, and New Castle areas;
Whereas, Despite being known as “desperation pie,” sugar cream pie required a cow in the barn and imported sugar;
Whereas, If the sugar cream pie is Indiana’s official pie, then Winchester is the sugar cream pie capital;
Whereas, Wick’s Pies, located in Winchester, has helped make the sugar cream pie famous by producing pies from a Wickersham family recipe that dates back to the family’s 19th century farm;
Whereas, Beginning more than 60 years ago as a small company, Wick’s Pies produces approximately 12 million pies and pie shells in a year, and its sugar cream pie is available in more than 25 states; and
Whereas, Food and culinary practices helped immigrants feel at home in their strange, new surroundings; it is important that we remember these practices and the foods that remain a part of our daily lives still today: Therefore,
Be it resolved by the Senate of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, the House of Representatives concurring:

• SECTION 1. That the Indiana General Assembly urges the adoption of the sugar cream pie as the official pie of the state of Indiana and its renaming as the Hoosier Pie.
• SECTION 2. That copies of this resolution be transmitted by the Secretary of the Senate to the Indiana Foodways Alliance.

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Suggested Ingredients

Image courtesy of Indiana Foodways Alliance.

Recipe courtesy of Jean Ann Bailey, proprietor of Nick’s Kitchen in Huntington, Indiana, and the Indiana Foodway Alliance

On January 22, 2009 Indiana made the sugar cream pie the official State Pie of Indiana and renamed it “Hoosier Pie.”   The Amish also popularized sugar cream pie, making the pie easy to find where they populated. This was a popular dessert when apples and other fresh fruits were not available.

Hoosier Pie

Cooking and Preparation Time: Approximately 15 minutes

Servings: 6-8 Slices

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup flour
• 2 cups whipping cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 Tablespoon butter
• Cinnamon sugar

Directions

1. Pre-heat oven to 360 degrees.
2. Crumble sugars and flour with fingers in a mixing bowl.
3. Add cream and vanilla and blend.
4. Pour into an unbaked pie shell and dot with butter, sprinkle with cinnamon sugar (or nutmeg).
5. Bake for at least one hour, or until it is bubbly on top to center and still a bit jiggly. Cool on rack before cutting.

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