Recipe - Praline Cream Pie

CRUST
1 One half cup Graham cracker crumbs
One half cup Pralines; crumbled
1 Stick butter; melted

FILLING
2 One half cup Milk
Three fourths cup Sugar
1 teaspoon Vanilla
1 tablespoon Steen's Pure Cane Syrup plus
1 tablespoon for the whipped cream
5 Egg yolks
One half cup Cornstarch
1 cup Pralines; crumbled
1 cup Heavy cream
3 tablespoon Sugar

GARNISH
Chocolate sauce in a squeeze
bottle
Fresh mint sprigs
Powdered sugar in a shaker

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. In a 9inch pie pan, combine the crumbs,
pralines and butter together until the mixture is bibded together. Spread
and press the mixture evenly on the bottom and sides of the dish to make
crust. Bake for 810 minutes, or until it is brown. Remove from oven and
cool completely. For the filling: In a nonreactive sauce pan, combine
milk, sugar, vanilla, and syrup over medium heat. Stir slowly to dissolve
the sugar and heat long enough to scald the milk. Remove from the heat. In
a mixing bowl, combine egg yolks with the cornstarch and mix well. Add 1/4
cup of the milk mixture at a time to the egg mixture, blending in between
each addition, until all is combined. Pour the mixture into a saucepan and
over medium heat, stir constantly for 12 minutes. Stir until smooth and
thick. Remove from heat and put through a fine sieve to remove any lumps.
Chill the filling in an ice bath until cold. Fold in the pralines and
spread evenly into the pie crust. Refrigerate for 2 hours or until it sets.
For the whipping cream: Using an electric mixer, whip the cream, sugar ans
syrup until stiff peaks form. Spread the cream evenly of the top of the
pie. Slice a piece of the pie and place on plate. Garnish with pralines,
chocolate sauce, powdered sugar and fresh mint sprigs.

Source: Essence of Emeril, #2324, TVFN formatted by Lisa Crawford, 4/29/96

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