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- From: larson@cfar.umd.edu (Sara Larson)
- Subject: Blum's Coffee Toffee Pie
- Message-ID: <2mccs3$7uv@mimsy.cs.umd.edu>
- Organization: U of Maryland, Dept. of Computer Science, Coll. Pk., MD 20742
- References: <1994Mar17.085528.1@acad2.alaska.edu>
- Date: 18 Mar 1994 14:12:19 GMT
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- Wow, I haven't ever made this recipe, but Mom has and I loved it. Here
- is every word from the 2 three-by-five cards she typed on the
- subject. Can you still get piecrust mix? I've never looked for it.
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- Blum's, one of California's oldest confectioners, has been a part of
- the San Francisco scene since 1890, when Simon Blum sent his carriages
- lumbering up the steep, cobblestoned streets to make delieveries at
- the mansions on Nob Hill. San Franciscans have long been devoted to
- Blum's melting pastries, tortes, and napoleons. Here is Blum's
- luscious Coffee-Toffee Pie.
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- Blum's Coffee-Toffee Pie
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- Pastry shell:
- 1/2 package (10-oz. size) piecrust mix
- 1/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
- 3/4 cup finely chopped walnuts
- 1 square unsweetened chocolate, grated
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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- Filling:
- 1/2 cup soft butter or margarine
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 square unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled
- 2 teaspoons instant coffee
- 2 eggs
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- Coffee Topping:
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 2 tablespoons instant coffee
- 1/2 cup confectioner's sugar
- Chocolate curls
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- 1. Preheat oven to 375F.
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- 2. Make Pastry Shell: In medium bowl, combine piecrust mix with brown
- sugar, walnuts, and grated chocolate. Add 1 tablespoon water and the
- vanilla; using fork, mix until well blended. Turn into 9-inch
- well-greased pie plate; press firmly against bottom and side of pie
- plate. Bake for 15 minutes. Cool on wire rack.
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- 3. Meanwhile, make Filling: In small bowl, with portable electric
- mixer at medium speed, beat butter until creamy.
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- 4. Gradually add granulated sugar, beating until light. Blend in
- melted chocolate and 2 teaspoons instant coffee.
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- 5. Add 1 egg; beat 5 minutes. Add remaining egg; beat 5 minutes
- longer.
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- 6. Turn filling into pie shell. Refrigerate covered, overnight.
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- 7. Next day, make Coffee-Topping: In large bowl, combine cream with 2
- tablespoons instant coffee and the confectioner's sugar. Refrigerate,
- covered, 1 hour.
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- 8. With portable electric mixer, beat cream mixture until
- stiff. Decorate pie with topping using pastry bag with number-6
- decorating tip, if desired. Garnish with chocolate curls. Refrigerate
- at least 2 hours. Makes 8 servings.
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