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Grasshopper pie
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Cheese & Eggs, Dairy, Desserts, Tarts & Pies |
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Ingredients:
| | Crust: | | 1 1/2
| cup | Chocolate wafer crumbs, fine | | 1/4
| cup | Sugar | | 1/4
| cup | Unsalted butter | | | Filling: | | 1 1/2
| tsp | Unflavored gelatin | | 1 1/3
| cup | Heavy cream, well chilled | | 1/4
| cup | Sugar | | 1/4
| cup | Green creme de menthe | | 1/4
| cup | White creme de cacao | | 4
| large | Egg yolks | | | Garnish: | | | Mint flavored chocolate, gra | | | -ted |
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Procedures:
| 1 | In a bowl, stir together the wafer crumbs, sugar, and butter until the mixture is combined well. | | 2 | Pat mixture onto bottom and sides of a buttered 9-inch pie plate. | | 3 | Bake in the middle of a preheated 450f oven for 5 minutes. | | 4 | Let cool completely. | | 5 | In a metal bowl, sprinkle the gelatin over 1/3 cup of the cream and let it soften for 5 minutes. | | 6 | Whisk in the sugar, creme de menthe, creme de cacao, and the egg yolks. | | 7 | Set the bowl over a saucepan of simmering water, and cook the mixture, whisking constantly, until it measures 160f on a candy thermometer. | | 8 | Transfer the custard to an ice water bath and stir until it is cooled and thickened. | | 9 | In another bowl, beat the remaining cream until it holds stiff peaks. | | 10 | Fold it into the custard thoroughly. | | 11 | Pour the filling into the crust and chill the pie for at least 4 hours or until it is set. | | 12 | Sprinkle with grated chocolate and serve |
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