Craig Claibornes Chess Pie Recipes

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DICK TAEUBER'S BRANDY ALEXANDER PIE

In January 1970, The Times published a recipe for brandy Alexander pie. It was an unassuming confection: a graham-cracker crust filled with a wobbly, creamy mousse and enough alcohol to raise the hair on your neck and then make your neck wobbly too. Later that year, Craig Claiborne, then the food editor, declared it one of the paper's three most-requested dessert recipes and ran it again. By rights, this should have been the recipe's swan song. But thanks to Dick Taeuber, a Maryland statistician, the pie lived on. Taeuber discovered that you could use a simple formula to make the pie in the flavor of almost any cocktail you wanted (3 eggs to 1 cup cream to 1/2 cup liquor). In 1975, Claiborne renamed it Dick Taeuber's cordial pie and published it once more, this time with all 20 variations (see note). Calling it a cordial pie doesn't quite capture its punch or proof. Booze pie would be more fitting. It's not the kind of thing you want to serve for a children's birthday party.

Provided by Amanda Hesser

Categories     pies and tarts, dessert

Time 30m

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11



Dick Taeuber's Brandy Alexander Pie image

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Combine the crumbs with butter. Form in a 9-inch pan and bake for 10 minutes. Cool.
  • Pour 1/2 cup cold water in a saucepan and sprinkle gelatin over it. Add 1/3 cup sugar, salt and egg yolks. Stir to blend. Place over low heat and stir until the gelatin dissolves and the mixture thickens. Do not boil. Remove from heat.
  • Stir the Cognac and creme de cacao into the mixture. Then chill until the mixture starts to mound slightly when nudged with a spoon.
  • Beat the egg whites until stiff, then add the remaining 1/3 cup sugar and beat until peaks are firm. Fold the meringue into the thickened mixture.
  • Whip the cream, then fold into the mixture. Add food coloring if desired. Turn the mixture into the crust. Add garnish, if desired. Chill several hours or overnight.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 495, UnsaturatedFat 11 grams, Carbohydrate 44 grams, Fat 29 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 6 grams, SaturatedFat 17 grams, Sodium 323 milligrams, Sugar 32 grams, TransFat 0 grams

1 1/2 cups graham-cracker crumbs
1/3 cup melted butter
1 envelope unflavored gelatin
2/3 cup sugar
teaspoon salt
3 eggs, separated
1/4 cup Cognac
1/4 cup creme de cacao
1 cup heavy cream
Food coloring (optional)
Chocolate curls, for garnish

DELUXE CHEESECAKE

Craig Claiborne brought this version of the classic dessert to The Times in September 1963, and it quickly became one of the paper's most requested recipes. It makes an excellent backdrop for almost any ripe and sweet fruit. Feel free to play around with flavorings like vanilla, and spices like cinnamon or crystallized ginger.

Provided by Craig Claiborne

Categories     times classics, dessert

Time 2h

Yield 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 15



Deluxe Cheesecake image

Steps:

  • Make the crust: Heat oven to 400 degrees. Combine the flour, sugar and lemon zest. Cut in the butter until mixture is crumbly. Add the egg yolk and vanilla. Mix.
  • Pat a third of the dough over the bottom of a 9-inch springform pan with sides removed. Bake about 6 minutes, or until golden. Cool.
  • Butter the sides of the pan and attach to the bottom. Pat remaining dough around the sides to a height of 2 inches.
  • Increase the oven heat to 475 degrees.
  • Prepare the filling: Beat cream cheese until fluffy. Add vanilla and lemon zest.
  • In a separate bowl, combine sugar, flour and salt. Gradually blend into cheese mixture. Beat in eggs and egg yolks, one at a time, and the cream. Beat well.
  • Pour mixture into prepared pan. Bake 8 to 10 minutes. Reduce the oven heat to 200 degrees. Bake 1 hour longer, or until set. Turn off oven heat and allow cake to remain 30 minutes in the oven with the door ajar. Cool on a rack. Chill at least 3 hours before serving. Adorn with fruit if you'd like.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 901, UnsaturatedFat 21 grams, Carbohydrate 64 grams, Fat 67 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 15 grams, SaturatedFat 38 grams, Sodium 599 milligrams, Sugar 48 grams, TransFat 0 grams

1 cup flour (120 grams)
1/4 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter (113 grams), chilled and cubed
1 egg yolk, lightly beaten
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
5 8-ounce packages room temperature cream cheese
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
1 3/4 cups granulated sugar (347 grams)
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
5 eggs
2 egg yolks
1/4 cup heavy cream

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