New Deal Brandy Alexander Pie
- 2 cups ground chocolate wafer cookies
- 4 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
- 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 1 1/4 cups chilled whipping cream
- 1/4 cup white creme de cacao
- 1 1/4 teaspoons unflavored gelatin
- 9 ounces imported white chocolate (such as Lindt), chopped
- 1/4 cup brandy
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- Dark chocolate curls
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Finely grind ground chocolate cookies and half of semisweet chocolate in processor.
- Add melted butter and blend in using on/off turns until moist crumbs form.
- Press mixture onto bottom and up sides of 9 1/2-inch-diameter deep-dish glass pie dish.
- Bake until crust is set, about 10 minutes.
- Remove from oven.
- Sprinkle remaining chocolate over crust; let melt.
- Using back of spoon, gently spread chocolate over crust.
- Cool.
- Combine 1/4 cup whipping cream and 1/4 cup creme de cacao in heavy medium saucepan.
- Sprinkle gelatin over and whisk to blend.
- Let stand 10 minutes to soften.
- Stir over low heat until gelatin dissolves.
- Add white chocolate and stir until melted and smooth.
- Stir in brandy.
- Transfer mixture to large bowl and cool, stirring occasionally, about 15 minutes.
- Beat remaining 1 cup cream and 1/2 cup sour cream in medium bowl to stiff peaks.
- Fold cream into white chocolate mixture in 2 additions.
- Transfer filling to crust.
- Refrigerate until filling sets, at least 4 hours or overnight.
- Mound chocolate curls atop pie.
- Cut into wedges and serve.
ground chocolate, semisweet chocolate, unsalted butter, chilled whipping cream, white creme, unflavored gelatin, white chocolate, brandy, sour cream, chocolate curls
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/new-deal-brandy-alexander-pie-2632 (may not work)