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Gumbo File' Recipe

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Ingredients

Directions

Step #1 In a bowl, stir this together the wafer crumbs, sugar, & butter until the mixture is mixd well.
Step #2 Pat mixture onto bottom & sides of a buttered 9-inch pie plate.
Step #3 Bake in the middle of a preheated 450f oven for 5 mins.
Step #4 Let cool completely.
Step #5 In a metal bowl, Sprinkle top the gelatin over 1/3 c of the cream & let it soften for 5 mins.
Step #6 Whisk in the sugar, creme de menthe, creme de cacao, & the egg yolks.
Step #7 Set the bowl over a saucepan of simmering water, and cook the mixture, whisking constantly, until it measures 160f on a candy thermometer.
Step #8 Transfer the custard to an ice water bath & stir until it is cooled & thickened.
Step #9 In another bowl, beat the remaining cream until it holds stiff peaks.
Step #10 Fold it into the custard thoroughly.
Step #11 Pour the filling into the crust & chill the pie for at least 4 hrs or until it is set.
Step #12 Sprinkle top with grated chocolate & serve.
Step #13 a 1962.
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