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Macadamia Nut Cream Pie" Recipe | |
Dessert | |
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Ingredients:
1 9 inch baked pie crust1/2 cup cornstarch 1/2 cup sugar 2 cups milk 1 egg 1 egg yolk 2 Tablespoons butter 1 teaspoon vanilla 4 oz. macadamia nuts, chopped (3/4 cup) 1 cup whipping cream 2 Tablespoons sugar
Directions:
1. Make pie crust2. Mix cornstarch and 1/2 cup sugar in top of a double boiler. Stir in milk gradually. Cook stirring constantly over simmering water until very thick 10 to 12 minutes. Beat egg and egg yolk in small bowl. Whisk a small amount of the milk mixture into the eggs then whisk egg mixture into remaining milk mixture. Cool stirring constantly over simmering water 3 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in butter & vanilla. Refrigerate covered stirring occasionally until cold, about 3 hours. 3. Reserve 2 Tablespoons of the chopped nuts. Stir in remaining nuts, pour into shell. Beat cream and 2 tablespoons sugar in chilled bowl. Use pastry bag with big star tip to decorate, make border, sprinkle with rest of nuts. This is really a great pie and always a hit. | |