Rum Cream Pie My Family Calls It 80 Proof Pie Recipes

Steps:

• Prepare a crumb crust (below).
• Soften the gelatin in 1/2 cup of cold water. Place over low heat and bring almost to a boil, stirring to dissolve. Beat the egg yolks and sugar until very light. Stir the gelatin into the egg mixture. Cool. Gradually add the rum, beating constantly. Whip the cream until it stands in soft peaks and fold it into gelatin mixture. Cool until the mixture begins to set, then spoon it into the crumb crust and chill until firm enough to cut. Grate the unsweetened chocolate over the top before serving.
• Crumb Crust.
• Combine the ingredients and press into a 9-inch pie pan.
• Chill.

Steps:

• On a lightly floured work surface, roll pate brisee to 1/8-inch thickness. Fit into a 9-inch pie dish. Trim edges, leaving a 1-inch overhang. Tuck overhang under dough so edges are flush with rim, and crimp edges. Lightly prick bottom of dough with a fork. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line dough with parchment, and fill with pie weights or dried beans. Bake until edges begin to turn gold, 15 to 18 minutes. Carefully remove weights and parchment. Bake until bottom and sides are golden brown, 12 to 15 minutes. Let cool completely on a wire rack. (Crust can be stored overnight.)
• Combine granulated sugar, cornstarch, and salt in a medium saucepan. Whisk in milk and vanilla seeds, and cook over medium-high heat, stirring constantly, until bubbling and thick, about 7 minutes (about 2 minutes after it comes to a boil).
• Whisk yolks in a medium bowl until combined. Pour in milk mixture in a slow, steady stream, whisking until completely incorporated. Return the mixture to saucepan, and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until it returns to a boil, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Remove from heat, and stir in 1/4 cup rum. Add butter, 1 tablespoon at a time, whisking until butter melts before adding next piece. Let cool in saucepan on a wire rack, whisking occasionally, for about 10 minutes.
• Pour custard into piecrust. Press plastic wrap directly on surface of custard. Refrigerate until custard filling is chilled and firm, at least 4 hours (or overnight).
• Meanwhile, place cream and vanilla pod in a bowl. Cover, and refrigerate for at least 4 hours (or overnight).
• Just before serving, remove vanilla pod from cream, and discard. Whisk cream until soft peaks form. Add confectioners' sugar and remaining tablespoon rum, and whisk until stiff peaks form. Transfer to a pastry bag fitted with a 1/2-inch star tip (such as Ateco #826), and pipe whipped cream over pie. Serve immediately.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Crumble the ginger snaps in a food processor and add the melted butter.
• Use this mixture to line a deep pie plate or spring form pan. Bake this at 325°F for 19 minutes.
• Beat the egg yolks well, and add the sugar. Soak the gelatin in the cold water and heat gently over low flame until fully dissolved.
• Pour over sugar and egg mixture, stirring briskly. Whip the cream until stiff. Fold in the egg mixture and flavor with the rum.
• Cool in the refrigerator until mixture begins to set and pour into the pie shell. Chill until firm and garnish with chocolate curls and chopped nuts.

Steps:

• Beat egg yolks til light, gradually slowly adding the 1 cup sugar, til thick, light and fluffy.
• Soften gelatin in water in small sauce pan, then bring it to a boil.
• In a very slow ribbon stream slowly beat into egg yolk mixture.
• Set aside.
• Beat whipping cream til thick and stiff, fold into egg yolk mixture.
• Slowly fold in amaretto and rum.
• Spread pie cherries on bottom of prepared shell.
• fill with egg-cream mixture.
• Top with grated chocolate.
• Chill over night or several hours til firm.

Steps:

• On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to a 13-inch round, 1/8 inch thick. Fit into a 9-inch pie plate. Trim dough, leaving a 1-inch overhang. Tuck overhang under, flush with rim, and crimp edges. Pierce bottom of shell all over with a fork. Refrigerate or freeze until firm, about 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line shell with parchment; fill with pie weights or dried beans. Bake until edges begin to turn gold, 15 to 18 minutes. Remove weights and parchment. Bake until crust is golden brown, 12 to 15 minutes more. Let cool completely on a wire rack. (Crust can be wrapped in foil and stored overnight at room temperature.)
• Combine granulated sugar, cornstarch, and salt in a medium saucepan. Whisk in milk and vanilla seeds, and cook over medium-high heat, stirring constantly, until bubbling and thick, about 7 minutes (about 2 minutes after it comes to a boil).
• Whisk egg yolks in a medium bowl until combined. Add milk mixture in a slow, steady stream, whisking until completely incorporated. Return mixture to saucepan, and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until it returns to a boil, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Pour mixture through a fine sieve into a large bowl, and stir in 1/4 cup rum. Add butter, 1 tablespoon at a time, whisking until butter melts before adding next piece. Let cool, whisking occasionally, about 10 minutes.
• Pour custard into crust. Press plastic wrap directly on surface of custard. Refrigerate until custard filling is firm, 4 hours or up to 1 day.
• Meanwhile, place cream and vanilla pod in a bowl. Cover, and refrigerate 4 hours or up to 1 day.
• Just before serving, remove pod from cream, and discard. Whisk cream until soft peaks form. Add confectioners' sugar and remaining 1 tablespoon rum, and whisk until stiff peaks form. Transfer to a pastry bag fitted with a 1/2-inch star tip (such as Ateco #826 or Wilton #8B), and pipe whipped cream over pie. Serve immediately.

Steps:

• PATE BRISEE:.
• Pulse flour, salt and sugar in a food processor until comvbined. Add butter, and process, until combined. Add butter and process until mixture resembles coarse meal, about 1o seconds. WEith the machine running, add ice water in a slow, steady stream until mixture just begins to hold together.
• Shape dough into two disks. Warp each in plastic, and refrigerate until form, about 1 hour, or up to 2 days.
• On al lightly floured work surface, roll pate brisée to 1/8-inch thickness. Fit into a 9-inch pie dish. Trim edges, leaving a 1-inch overhang. Tuck overhand under dough so edges are flush with rim and crimp edges. Lightly prick bottom of dough eith a fork. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 375°F Line dough with parchment, and fill with pie weights or dried beans, Bake until edges begin to turn gold, 15-18 minutes. Carefully remove weights and parchment. Bake until bottom and sides are goldenm brown, 12-15 minutes. let cool completely on wire rack. Crust can be stored overnight.
• FILLING:
• Combine sugar, cornstarch and salt in a medium saucepan. Whisk in milk and vanilla seeds, and cook over medium-high heat, stirring constantly, until bubbling and thick, about 7 minutes, about 2 minutes after it comes to a boil.
• Whisk yolks in a medium bowl umtil combined. pour in milk mixture in a slow, steady stream, whisking until completely incorporated. Return mixture to saucepan, and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until it returns to a boil, 1-2 minutes.
• Remove from heat and stir in 1/4 cup rum. Add butter, 1 tablespoons at a time, whisking until butter melts, before adding the next piece. Let cool in saucepan on wire rack, for about 10 minutes.
• Pour custard into piecrust. Press plastic wrap directly on surface of custard. Refrigerate until custard filling is chilled and firm, at least 4 hours or overnight.
• Meanwhile, place cream and vanilla pod in a bowl. Cover, and refrigerate for at least 4 hours or overnight.
• Just before serving, remove vanilla pod from cream, and discard. Whisk cream until soft peaks form. Add confectioner's sugar and remaining tablespoons rum, and whisk until stiff peaks form. Transfer to a pastry bag fitted with a 1/2 inch star tip, such as Ateco #3826, and pipe whipped cream over pie. Serve immediately.