Buttermilk Pie (with a Hint of Maple Syrup)

I woke up one day in the middle of winter with an urge to visit Quebec city. It was a quick, fairy-tale trip complete with crackling fireplaces, large and comfortable beds, and plenty of cheese and chocolate. I was also taken with the omnipresent maple pie. Well, perhaps I was more than taken with this dessert, since I tasted many versions as I ate my way through Quebec City. It vaguely reminded me of a too-sweet version of the buttermilk pie a friend’s mom used to make. Buttermilk pie is s