From Scratch: Grasshopper Ice Cream Pie | Chowder. Grasshopper Ice Cream Pie. On our recent trip out West, my two oldest boys (ages 6 and 4) spent literally every waking minute of the four weeks catching grasshoppers. I’m not kidding. Every waking minute. I tried not to show my revulsion at this pastime and continually reminded myself that since I have been blessed with four boys, I will probably see my share of grasshopper catching over the years. (Throwing them at mom is absolutely not allowed. At last count before we headed out of town, they had amassed at least 178 of the critters and begged us to let them bring them home. In honor of their mourning over the lost friends, I made them this Grasshopper Ice Cream Pie. I’ll take that. I’m well on my way to convincing the charges that they would much rather eat grasshopper pie than catch grasshoppers.
Yeah, like that’s going to work. One Year Ago: Foil Packet Chicken with Snow Peas and CarrotsTwo Years Ago: Fusilli alla Caprese Grasshopper Ice Cream Pie Ingredients Crust: Pie: Garnish: Directions. Grasshopper Pie. Blueberry Goat Cheese Pie Recipe : Directions For the crust: Combine the flour, margarine, sugar, and salt in a large bowl. Work with your fingers gathering and crumbling until you have a crumbly mixture, about the size of peas. In small amounts, slowly add cold water, gently incorporating by hand. For the filling: Mix the goat cheese, heavy cream, egg, sugar, flour, salt and basil together in a bowl.
For the topping: Mix the almonds, sugar and margarine in bowl, set aside. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Pies baked in tiny jars. Jean Webster's French Silk Pie. Chocolate Tart with Candied Clementine Peel Recipe at Epicurious. Photo by Mikkel Vang yield Makes 8 to 10 servings active time 1 1/4 hr total time 6 hr (includes making candied peel and chilling) This tart was inspired by the torta di cioccolata at Florence's Trattoria Garga. (The recipe appeared in our September 1993 issue.) Tender candied clementine peel adds citrus flavor, making this trufflelike tart even dreamier and evoking the taste of chocolate-dipped candied orange peel. For crust Vegetable oil for greasing pan 5 ounces wheatmeal biscuits such as Carr's whole-wheat crackers, finely ground (1 1/3 cups) 2 tablespoons sugar 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted For filling 2 large egg yolks 1 1/3 cups heavy cream 10 1/2 ounces fine-quality bittersweet chocolate (not unsweetened), finely chopped 1/2 cup candied clementine peel (not sugarcoated; recipe follows), finely chopped Preparation Make crust: Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F.
Make filling: Lightly beat yolks in a small bowl. Milky Way Tart Recipe at Epicurious. Photo by Brian Leatart Crust 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons all purpose flour 2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons unsweetened cocoa powder (preferably Dutch process) 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons powdered sugar 1 large egg yolk Filling 3 1/2 ounces high-quality milk chocolate (such as Lindt or Perugina) chopped 2 cups heavy whipping cream, divided Preparation Make crust Whisk flour and cocoa in medium bowl. Beat butter and powdered sugar in another medium bowl until well blended.
Beat in yolk. Divide dough into 6 equal pieces. Preheat oven to 375°F. Make filling: Place milk chocolate in medium bowl. Combine remaining 1/2 cup cream and butter in small saucepan and stir over medium heat until butter melts; remove from heat. Spoon caramel into center of baked crusts (about 2 generous tablespoons for each crust). Remove tartlets from pans. Brown Butter and Cheddar Apple Pie recipe from food52. Author Notes: I figured if I was going to pay top dollar for a bag of beautiful local apples at the farmer’s market, I wanted them to be the star of my pie. So, I skipped the (potentially overwhelming) traditional spices and just tossed the apples with sugar and browned butter, not unlike the filling for Nancy Silverton’s apple crumble in her great baking book Pastries from the La Brea Bakery.
Next, I turned to Frank Mentesana and Jerome Audureau’s Once Upon a Tart cookbook to riff on their killer tart crust, adding a handful of grated cheddar cheese and a bit of lard (yep, lard) for good measure. - Midge (less)Author Notes: I figured if I was going to pay top dollar for a bag of beautiful local apples at the farmer’s market, I wanted them to be the star of my pie. So, I sk (…more) - Midge Food52 Review: Midge's pie is an homage to apples in their purest form. Serves 8-10 filling pie crust Popular on Food52 and Provisions Tags: apple pie, cheddar, dinner party, fall. Black-Bottom Chocolate Pie Recipe at Epicurious. Four and Twenty Blackbirds Salted Caramel Apple Pie Recipe.