Christmas Pie Recipe
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Ingredients: Crust:
3/4 pound Brazil nuts (11/4 cups nut meats = 11/2 cups finely ground nuts)
3 tbs sugar
Filling:
1 envelope unflavored gelatin
1/4 cup water
3 egg yolks
1/4 cup sugar
1/8 tsp salt
1 1/2 cup scalded milk
1/2 cup glazed cherries
2 tbsp white rum
3 egg whites
1/4 cup sugar
Garnish:
1/2 - 3/4 cup cream
1/4 - 1/3 cup shaved nuts soaked 1/2 hour in water or rum
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Directions:Crust: Add 3 tbs sugar to finely ground nuts, press into 9 inch pie plate and bake at 400º for 8 minutes.
Filling: Soften gelatin in 1/4 c water. Beat egg yolks with fork, add sugar and salt, and gradually stir mixture into scalded milk. Cook in double boiler until mixture coats metal spoon. Stir in gelatin. Cook, then chill until the mixture mounds when dropped from spoon. Beat with egg beater until smooth. Add glazed cherries and white rum. Beat egg whites until foamy, add 1/4 cup sugar gradually and beat until stiff. Fold into custard. Pour into crust and set in refrigerator at least 4 hours.
Garnish: Whip cream and add enough sugar to sweeten. Cover pie with whipped cream and sprinkle with shaved nuts. |
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Notes: Mom would make this pie at Christmas time and I recall several times when the custard broke and she had to start all over. I'm sure she was trying to do a 100 things at the same time!! This recipe is very rich and the custard needs to be watched carefully.
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