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Holiday Bavarian Pie

1 baked 9 inch pie shell
3 egg whites
1 package unflavored gelatine
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup heavy cream, whipped
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon nutmeg
3 egg yolks
1/2 cup heavy cream, whipped
1 1/4 cups milk
shaved chocolate
2 tablespoons rum

Day before or early in the day: In small bowl, combine gelatine,
1/4 cup sugar, salt. In double boiler top, beat eggyolks. Stir in
milk, then gelatime mixture. Cook over hot, not boiling water,
stirring untill custard coats spoon. Stir in rum. Refridgerate,
stirring occasionally, until mixture mounds when dropped from spoon.
Beat until just smooth. In medium bowl, beat egg whites untill
fairly stiff, gradually add 1/4 cup sugar, beating until stiff.
Fold in custard and 1/2 cup heavy cream. Turn into pie shell,
sprinkle with nutmeg. Refridgerate until set. Just before serving:
Top pie with 1/2 cup heavy cream, sprinkle with shaved chocolate,
or drizzle grenadine syrup over cream.

Printable version: bavarian-pie.txt.