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- Brandy Alexander Pie
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- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1 envelope gelatin
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup cold water
- 3 egg yolks (save the whites for use below)
- /2 cup brandy or cognac
- 1/2 cup creme de cacao
- 3 egg whites (at room temperature)
- 1/3 cup sugar*
- 1/2 pint whipping cream (well chilled)
- 9" graham cracker crust
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- another 1/2 pint whipping cream (to top the pie just before serving)
- a chocolate bar (optional: to shave or grate on top of the finished pie)
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- Heat on low until completely dissolved:
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1 envelope gelatin
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup cold water
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- Beat well and then add 3 egg yolks to mixture on stove and
- stir this mixture until it begins to thicken.
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- Then remove from heat and stir in thoroughly:
- 1/2 cup brandy or cognac
- 1/2 cup creme de cacao
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- Place this mixture in refrigerator until it is soft set.
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- In a bowl, beat until stiff:
- 3 egg whites (at room temperature)
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- In another bowl, whip
- 1/3 cup sugar*
- 1/2 pint whipping cream (well chilled)
- *add the sugar to the cream before beginning to beat it.
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- Combining the mixtures:
- When the gelatin mixture has thickened sufficiently, remove it from the
- refrigerator and fold it and the beaten egg whites into the whipped
- cream.
- After the three are blended, pour the mixture into a 9" graham cracker crust
- and refrigerate until firm (at least one hour).
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- Just before serving, whip 1/2 pint of whipping cream and add sugar and
- vanilla to taste. Cover pie with this and chocolate flakes, if desired.
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