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Macadamia Nut Pie





MACADAMIA NUT CREAM PIE

This is a copy cat recipe from the Kahala Hilton hotel in Honolulu.


List of Ingredients


1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup cornstarch
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 cups milk
3 egg yolks
1 tablespoon butter
1/2 cup heavy cream
2 tablespoons coffee liquor
Macadamia nuts, see note
9 inch baked pie shell
Topping, recipe follows


Instructions


1.In a 2 quart sauce pan with a wooden spoon, stir together the sugar, cornstarch, salt; gradually stir in the milk,
keeping it smooth. In the pint cup used to measure the milk, with the spoon, beat egg yolks enough to blend
thoroughly; add to the sugar mixture and stir vigorously until blended. Over medium-low heat, stirring
constantly, cook until boiling, sputtery thick as (or thicker than) mayonnaise--about 10 minutes. Off the heat,
stir in the butter until melted. Turn into a bowl; lightly cover surface of mixture with plastic wrap--If you do this
without pressure, you will be able to remove the wrap without any of it sticking to the mixture. Refrigerate
until mixture is cool--no longer warm to the touch.
2.In a small bowl beat the cream and coffee liqueur until stiff. Fold into the cooled mixture until blended. Fold
in 1/2 cup coarsely cut macadamia nuts. Turn into baked pie shell. Refrigerate until cold. Spread with the
topping; sprinkle the center with thinly sliced macadamas; arrange 8 whole macadamias equally around the
edge of pie. Chill until served---the soft filling will cut beautifully. Makes 8 servings.
3.TOPPING: Beat together until stiff.

1/2 cup heavy cream
1 tablespoon superfine sugar
1 tablespoon coffee liqueur

4.NOTE: Macadamia nuts (roasted and lightly salted) are now widely available in jars and cans in supermarkets
and specialty food shops. Set aside 8 whole nuts for garnish. For the 1/2 cup coarsely cut nuts (the size of
cherry pits) called for (this is what's written and I'm not sure I would cut the nut while in my hand) hold the nut
halves in your hand and with a sharp knife, cut in half again. Chopping the nuts with a knife on a chopping
board does not work well because they will inevitable splinter. For the center garnish, you can slice them
thinlyh on a board because the splintering won't matter. Nalani has a curved wooden bowl and a curved knife
(ulu) which cuts well.