Best Egg N Grogg Pie From Four Twenty Blackbirds Recipes

FOUR AND TWENTY BLACK BIRDS BAKED IN A PIE

Steps:

• While the broth cooks make the Recipe #300887 and chill after you shape into disks and wrap with plastic wrap.
• BROTH:.
• place drained and rinsed chicken in large pot and cover with chicken stock.
• Bring to a simmer, for two hours, adding stock as necessary. Remove chicken to a bowl and discard skin, bones, and anything you would not serve a king.
• Remove two cups of broth and stir in the Corn startch stirring well into the soup to thicken. When it has thickened enough for your taste, roll out and arrange bottom crust in 10" glass pie plate and brush with beaten egg white. Let dry a few minutes while you finish the filling.
• Ladle Black Birds (or chicken) and veggie filling into pie shell and pour thickened soup over all. Be sure to do this on a sheet pan to keep your oven clean. Put top crust on and crimp edges. Cut steam vents in the shape of crows feet around the center of the top crust.
• Beat yolk with a drop or two of cream and paint the top crust to give top crust a homey look.
• Bake at 400" for 50 - 60 minutes. Cover with foil last 15 minutes if it becomes too brown for you.
• Serve hot with a salad and the queen will think it is such a dainty dish.

EGG 'N' GROGG PIE FROM FOUR & TWENTY BLACKBIRDS

Steps:

• NOTE:.
• We use dark rum, but you can also use brandy or white or gold rum. Grate a little fresh nutmeg on top when the pie is cooled for an especially fragrant dessert.
• Gingersnap Crust:.
• In the bowl of a food processor fitted with the blade attachment, grind the gingersnap cookies to fine crumbs. Add the sugar, salt and melted butter and pulse just to incorporate.
• Pour the crumbs into an ungreased, preferably metal 9-inch pie pan. Spread evenly over the bottom, and then create a circle about 1 inch in to separate the crumb for the sides from the crumb for the bottom. Start pressing the outer ring of crumbs evenly up the sides and into the corner (where the side meets the bottom) of the pan. Press the remaining crumbs evenly over the bottom to meet the sides; use a flat-bottomed cup to smooth out bumps. Freeze until solid, about 10 minutes. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• Bake on the center oven rack for 12 to 14 minutes, until fragrant and darkened slightly. . If the crust slumps or cracks while baking, gently push the crumbs back into place, while hot, with a clean, folded kitchen towel. While hot from the oven, moistureproof the crust by brushing the bottom lightly with the egg white wash, if desired. Bake for an additional minute to set the egg white wash. Cool completely on a wire rack. Refrigerate the crust for 10 minutes prior to filling to set the crumbs in place to make filling easier.
• Making the Pie:.
• Position a rack in the center of the oven and preheat the oven to 325°F. Place the prepared crumb shell on rimmed baking sheet.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, blend the softened cream cheese with the sugar, salt, vanilla paste, nutmeg, allspice, cinnamon, and cloves until well mixed. Beat in the eggs one at a time, followed by the heavy cream, rum, and lemon juice. Stir until well combined.
• Carefully pour the filling into the pie shell; to avoid disturbing the crumb crust, slow the stream by pouring it over a rubber scraper and letting the filling dribble into the pan. Bake on the middle rack of the oven for 40 to 45 minutes, rotating 180 degrees when the edges start to set, about 25 minutes through baking. The pie is finished when the edges are set and the center is no longer liquid but still quite wobbly. Be careful not to overbake or the custard can separate; the filling will continue to cook and set after the pie is removed from the oven. Allow to cool completely on a wire rack, 2 to 3 hours. Serve slightly warm, at room temperature, or cool.
• The pie will keep refrigerated for 2 days or at room temperature for 1 day.