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Hi-- This is my hubby's favorite dessert....I make it for his birthday every year. It is that is soooooooo good, but you really gotta love the person a lot to make it! It takes lots of time and uses lots of utensils, pots, bowls, etc. But it is so yummy! Enjoy! hugs, peg Black Bottom Pie 1/2 cup sugar 1 TBSP cornstarch 2 cups milk, scalded 4 beaten egg yolks 1 tsp. vanilla 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips 1 (9-inch) baked pie shell 1 envelope (1 TBSP) unflavored gelatin 1/4 cup cold water 1/2 tsp. rum extract OR 2 TBSP light rum 4 egg whites 1/2 cup sugar Cool Whip In a small bowl, combine 1/2 cup sugar and the cornstarch. Slowly add scalded milk to the egg yolks. Stir in sugar mixture.Put all of this mixture into a saucepan. Cook and stir over medium heat till custard thickens and coats a spoon. Remove from heat; add vanilla. Put 1 cup of the custard into a bowl and add the chocolate and stir until melted. Pour into pastry shell; chill. Meanwhile, soften gelatin in cold water; add to remaining hot custard. Stir until dissolved. Stir in rum extract (or light rum). Chill till slightly thickened. Beat egg whites till soft peaks form. Gradually add 1/2 cup sugar; beat until stiff peaks form. Fold in custard-gelatin mixture. Chill if necessary until mixture mounds. Pile over chocolate layer; chill till set. Top with whipped topping . Recipe source: my 30+ year old Better Homes and Gardens Cookbook [/size] |
Black Bottom Pie (TNT)
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Number of posts : 13431
Age : 78
Location : Boynton Beach, florida
Job/hobbies : crafts and cooking
Registration date : 2008-12-13