Pie Recipes
French Silk Pie
Through the years, one major change has been made to this famous French Silk Pie recipe; the pie now has a cooked filling to guard against possible food poisoning associated with raw eggs. Yet, the silky richness of the original recipe still remains.
Ingredients
- 6 large eggs
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 4 (1 ounce) squares unsweetened chocolate, coarsely chopped
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter (room temperature)
- Freshly grated orange peel
- 1 Graham cracker crust or basic (9 inch) pie crust, baked and cooled
Instructions
- Mix sugar and cream of tartar in medium heavy saucepan.
- Add eggs and water; beat until well blended.
- Add chocolate; cook over low heat, tirring constantly, until chocolate is melted and temperature reaches 160 degrees F. Do not allow to boil. Remove from heat immediately.
- Cool quickly. Set pan in a larger pan of ice water. Stir vigorously until temperature of mixture falls to 80 to 90 degrees F. Remove pan from ice water. Stir in vanilla extract.
- Beat butter in mixer bowl on medium speed until light and fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes.
- Add cooled egg mixture; beat on high speed for 4 to 5 minutes.
- Pour into pie shell. Refrigerate, loosely covered, for at least 6 hours before serving.
Notes
Promptly refrigerate any leftover pie.
Nutrition
This recipe is a good source of protein, vitamin A and folate, and an excellent source of choline.
Attribution
Recipe and photo used with permission from:
American Egg Board