Orange Meringue Pie

Submitted by Iron Bloomers

"This is an Oldie from Betty Crocker's Pie & Pastry Cookbook....easy to do & a very nice change from the standard Lemon Meringue Pie."

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Yields: 1 9inch pie
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 1 (9 inch) pie crusts, baked
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 3 egg yolks, slightly beaten
• 1 cup orange juice
• 1⁄2 cup water
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon orange zest
• 1 -3 egg white, meringue

directions

1. Preheat oven to 400°.
2. In saucepan combine sugar and cornstarch.
3. Combine egg yolks, orange juice and water; stir gradually into sugar/cornstarch mixture in the pan.
4. Cook stirring constantly over medium heat until mixture thickens and boils.
5. Boil 1 minute, stirring constantly; stir in butter, lemon juice and the peel.
6. Immediately pour into pre-baked pie shell.
7. Cover completely with meringue-carefully sealing to the edges.
8. Bake about 10 minutes or until meringue browns lightly.
9. Cool on wire rack out of drafts.

Reviews

[teresaspindel]

Very good, with a very good orange taste. The orange zest can be little bit sour, so maybe next time I´ll use little bit less. A very nice change from the lemon pie!

 

[Zaney1]

Yummy yum yum!! This was really really easy to whip up. It was all I could do to keep from eating the pie filling straight out of the pan!I used Recipe #129580 for the meringue. It did weep but only a little bit and it was orange colored so it looked like it was planned! LOL