Black Botttom Pie
From chefjeb 18 years ago
- 30 minutes to make
- Serves 8
This is the original recipe from the now closed Weidmann's Restaurant which operated for generations in Meridian, Ms. This pie was a drawing card. It is sinful and worth theeffort.
Ingredients
- Crust shopping list
- 14 gingersnaps, crushed shopping list
- 5 tbs buter, melted shopping list
- custard shopping list
- 2 cups milk,. scalded shopping list
- 4 egg yolks, beaten (reserve egg whites) shopping list
- 1/2 cup sugar shopping list
- 1 1/2 tbs cornstarch shopping list
- 1 1/2 squares bitter chocolate shopping list
- 1 tsp vanilla shopping list
- Second mixture shopping list
- 1 tbs gelatin shopping list
- 2 tbs cold water shopping list
- 4 egg whites shopping list
- 1/2 cup sugar shopping list
- 1/4 tsp cream of tartar shopping list
- 2 tbs good drinking whiskey shopping list
How to make it
- Crust:
- Crush gingersnaps with rolling pin and roll out fine, add melted butter and pat into 9 inch pie pan. bake in 325 degree oven 10 minutes, remove and allow to cool,
- Custard:
- Add egg yolks one at a time to hot milk. combine sugar, cornstarch and stir into egg yolks. Cook in double boiler for 20 minutes, stirring often until it coats spoon.
- Remove from heat and take one cup out and set remainder aside.
- Add chocolate to cup removed and beat until it cools.
- Add vanilla, mix and pour this first mixture into cooled pie crust.
- Second mixture
- Dissolve gelatin in water and add remaining custard and cool. Beat egg whites, sugar and tartar until stiff, add whiskey and fold into nonchocolae custard mixture and spread on top of chocolate custard in pie shell.
- Chill
- Cover with whipped cream and shavings of bitter chocolate.
The Rating
Reviewed by 2 people-
I've had this and have looked for the recipe for years. This isn't fast food, but it's worth the time and trouble. Thanks!
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