Michelles French Silk Piemousse With Pecan Crust Food

MICHELLE'S FRENCH SILK PIE/MOUSSE WITH PECAN CRUST

Steps:

• Mix ingredients with a fork for pie crust, press in a 9-inch pie pan or may be enough for a 9 x 13 cake pan instead that is well buttered and bake at 400°F for 12-15 minutes. Let cool in the fridge.
• In a separate bowl, mix butter and sugar until almost white about 3-5 minutes. Mix in Choco-bake and vanilla, beating well. Add in each egg separately and beat 3 minutes after each egg. Until smooth and creamy.
• Fill pie shell with chocolate filling, let chill before spreading whipping cream on top.
• Whip the topping ingredients and spread on pie. Sprinkle with shredded chocolate, sprinkles or Hershey's syrup in a pretty pattern and crushed pecans if you'd like. Let cool to firm up in the fridge about 4 hours before serving. Can be frozen and thawed before serving.

FRENCH SILK PIE

Steps:

• For the crust: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Crush the crackers in a food processor or resealable bag. Pour them into a bowl and stir in the melted butter and sugar. Press into a pie pan and bake until golden and set, 5 minutes. Remove from the oven and set aside to cool slightly.
• For the filling: In a small microwave-safe bowl, melt the baking chocolate until stirrable (about 45 seconds on high). Set aside to cool.
• It is important for the bowl and ingredients to be cold for the next stage of making the filling--to get the right texture and result. In a large chilled bowl with an electric mixer, beat the sugar and butter until fluffy, 1 to 2 minutes.
• When the melted chocolate is cooled, drizzle it over the butter/sugar mixture. Add the vanilla extract. Beat the mixture thoroughly until combined (on a stand mixer, you will be using the whisk attachment).
• Turn your mixer to a medium speed and over a period of 15 to 20 minutes, add in the 4 cold eggs, one at a time, leaving about 5 minutes between each egg addition. Once the pie filling is well mixed, pour it into the baked pie shell, scraping every last speck of it out of the bowl. Smooth out the pie filling and place the pie in the refrigerator to chill for at least 2 hours (preferably longer).
• For the topping: Add the heavy cream and sugar to the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment and whip until it is stiff. Cover the pies with a thick layer of cream. Grate the semisweet chocolate over the top.

PECAN CRUSTED CHOCOLATE MOUSSE PIE - A

Steps:

• PREPARATION:.
• Preheat oven to 375ºF.
• In a medium bowl, combine pecans, brown sugar, and melted butter and mix well.
• Press into 9" pie pan.
• Bake for 8-9 minutes until just set.
• Cool on wire rack until completely cooled.
• In large bowl, combine cream cheese, cocoa powder, and 1 cup superfine sugar.
• Beat until smooth and fluffy.
• Then add melted chocolate chips and vanilla; beat until smooth.
• In medium bowl, combine heavy cream and 2 tablespoons superfine sugar until stiff peaks form.
• Beat a spoonful of this mixture into the chocolate mixture to lighten.
• Then fold remaining whipped cream into chocolate mixture to combine.
• Pour into cooled pie shell.
• Cover and chill until firm, about 4-6 hours. Serves 8.

PECAN PIE WITH CHOCOLATE MOUSSE

Steps:

• Combine the cream cheese, sugar and 1 tsp vanilla in a bowl.
• Mix until smooth.
• Spread on the bottom of the unbaked pie shell (in a pie pan).
• Press the pecans into the cream cheese mixture.
• In another bowl beat the eggs, corn syrup sugar& the remaining1 tsp vanilla.
• Beat until everything is well mixed and pour into the pie shell.
• Bake 30-35 minutes in a 400F degrees oven or until the crust is browned and the top is puffy and golden.
• Cool& Chill.
• Spread the chocolate mousse (Instructions follow) over top.
• Chill until set, about 4 hours.
• At serving time garnish with swirls of whipped cream, sprinkle on pecans and chocolate curls.
• --------Chocolate Mousse-----------------.
• In a medium bowl beat egg yolks and water until thick and lemony.
• Blend in the chocolate.
• In another bowl, beat the whipping cream until it forms soft peaks.
• Beat in 2 tbsp icing sugar.
• Fold into the chocolate mixture.
• Beat the egg whites until soft peaks form.
• Beat in the remaining 2 tbsp icing sugar.
• Fold into the chocolate mixture.
• Spoon over the cold pecan pie.
• Chill & set.

FRENCH SILK PIE, COOKED

Steps:

• In a heavy 2-quart saucepan, combine the 1 cup whipping cream, chocolate pieces, butter and sugar.
• Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, till chocolate is melted.
• About 10 minutes.
• Remove pan from heat.
• Gradually stir about half of the hot mixture into the beaten egg yolks.
• Return egg mixture to saucepan.
• Cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, till mixture is slightly thickened and almost bubbly-- 3 to 5 minutes.
• Remove saucepan from heat.
• Stir in whipping cream.
• Place saucepan in a bowl of ice water, stir occasionally till mixture stiffens and becomes hard to stir (20 minutes).
• Transfer chocolate mixture to a medium mixing bowl.
• Beat the cooled chocolate mixture with an electric mixer on Medium to High speed until light and fluffy 2 or 3 mins.
• Spread filling in a baked pastry shell.
• Cover and chill pie 4-5 hours or until set Best served within 24 hours, but will last 3-4 days if stored properly.
• Serve with whipped cream and a garnish with chocolate curls.

FRENCH SILK PIE W/MERINGUE CRUST

Steps:

• 1. For meringue crust, beat egg whites, cream of tartar and vanilla on high speed until foamy. Then, while still beating, gradually add sugar, beating after each addition until sugar is dissolved. Continue beating until whites are glossy and stand in peaks. If using, stir in nuts.
• 2. Spread mixture on bottom and sides of a generously greased 9" pie plate (or a parchment paper lined pie plate) with the back of a spoon.
• 3. Bake at 225 degrees for 1 hour. Turn off oven and let crust dry in oven w/door closed for an hour.
• 4. French Silk Filling: Cream butter and sugar. Add egg yolks and beat until well blended. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each. Mix in melted chocolate and vanilla. Pour into cooled crust.
• 5. Whip cream until peaks and then beat in sugar to sweeten. Cover the chocolate filling with whipped cream. Sprinkle with chocolate shavings, chocolate curls, ground chocolate or ground pecans. Refrigerate a couple of hours or overnight. Keep any leftovers refrigerated.