Ginger Snaps Crust Black Bottom Pie Recipe
Ingredients
| 1 1/4 cups crushed gingersnaps | ||
| Butter/Margarine | 6 Tablespoon, melted | |
| 1 envelope unfavored gelatin | ||
| Cold water | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Sugar | 1 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Cornstarch | 1 Tablespoon | |
| Salt | 1 Dash | |
| Milk | 2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Eggs | 4 , separated | |
| Unsweetened chocolate square | 2 , melted | |
| Vanilla | 1 Teaspoon | |
| 1 tablespoon rum flavoring | ||
| Cream of tartar | 1/8 Teaspoon | |
| Cream | 1 Cup (16 tbs), Whipped | |
Directions
MAKING
1 In a small sauce pan,mix gingersnap crumbs with melted butter or margarine.Press evenly over the bottom and side of a 10-inch pie plate.
2 Bake in a slow oven at 300 degrees farenheit for 5 minutes and chill.
3 In a cup,soften gelatin in water and set aside.
4 In a medium size heavy saucepan, mix 1/2 cup of sugar, cornstarch, and salt. Stir in the milk and cook, stirring constantly, over low heat until the mixture thickens and boils for 3 minutes.
5 In a small bowl,beat egg yolks slightly and add in a generous 1/2 cup of the hot cornstarch mixture, then stir back into the saucepan. Heat, stirring constantly for just 1 minute. Remove from the heat and stir in softened gelatin until dissolved.
6 Stir rum flavoring into the remaining custard; set measure in a pan of ice and water; chill, stirring often, at room temperature just until the custard mounds slightly on a spoon.
7 In a large bowl,beat egg whites with cream of tartar until foamy-white and double in volume.Beat in the remaining 1/2 cup sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, until the meringue forms soft peaks. Set bowl in ice and water and fold in chilled custard until fluffy-thick.
8 Spoon over chocolate layer and chill for 2 hours, or until firm. Top with whipped cream.
SERVING
9 Decorate with chocolate, shave thin strips from square of a semisweet chocolate with a vegetable parer and sprinkle on top before serving.
1 In a small sauce pan,mix gingersnap crumbs with melted butter or margarine.Press evenly over the bottom and side of a 10-inch pie plate.
2 Bake in a slow oven at 300 degrees farenheit for 5 minutes and chill.
3 In a cup,soften gelatin in water and set aside.
4 In a medium size heavy saucepan, mix 1/2 cup of sugar, cornstarch, and salt. Stir in the milk and cook, stirring constantly, over low heat until the mixture thickens and boils for 3 minutes.
5 In a small bowl,beat egg yolks slightly and add in a generous 1/2 cup of the hot cornstarch mixture, then stir back into the saucepan. Heat, stirring constantly for just 1 minute. Remove from the heat and stir in softened gelatin until dissolved.
6 Stir rum flavoring into the remaining custard; set measure in a pan of ice and water; chill, stirring often, at room temperature just until the custard mounds slightly on a spoon.
7 In a large bowl,beat egg whites with cream of tartar until foamy-white and double in volume.Beat in the remaining 1/2 cup sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, until the meringue forms soft peaks. Set bowl in ice and water and fold in chilled custard until fluffy-thick.
8 Spoon over chocolate layer and chill for 2 hours, or until firm. Top with whipped cream.
SERVING
9 Decorate with chocolate, shave thin strips from square of a semisweet chocolate with a vegetable parer and sprinkle on top before serving.
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