Pecan Pie Semifreddo

Directions

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   ["Preheat the oven to 350 F.", "Combine all of your ingredients; you want it to have the consistency of wet sand. Press into the bottom of your pan.", "I like to use a tart pan for this. It looks very elegant, and quite pie-like, but using a spring form pan, loaf pan, whatever you choose works just as well!", "Bake in the oven for 8 minutes, you will be able to smell the toasting crust.", "Remove and allow to cool completely before putting your semifreddo in.", "Begin by whipping your heavy cream in your mixer, or by hand, until medium-stiff peaks form. You will know when this has occurred when you lift the whisk and your whipped cream has a slight curl to the end of it.", "Reserve your whipped cream in another bowl in the refrigerator.", "Combine the sugar, eggs and egg yolks in your mixing bowl.", "Place on top of a small saucepot that has been filled with about an inch of water, making sure that it is not directly touching your bowl.", "Turn the burner on low and, with a whisk, constantly whip your egg sugar mixture until the sugar has dissolved-this should be around 120 F.", "Once you have reached this stage, turn off your burner and put the bowl on your mixer with the whisk attachment.", "Whip on medium-high until your eggs have turned a pale yellow and have formed ribbons.", "To do the \"ribbon test\"": when you believe that your eggs have been whipped long enough