Fresh Orange Pie
I love the fresh strawberry and blue berry pies, in which the fresh fruit is enfolded in a glistening glaze. Would any other fruit work in this same way, I wondered. Then I found not one, but two, such pies with unusual fruit. One is a fresh pineapple pie (posted) and the other is this one in which fresh orange segments rest in a luscious glaze and just invite you to give it a try.
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INGREDIENTS
Nutrition- 1pastry dough, for a 1-crust pie
- 1teaspoon grated orange zest
- 9large navel oranges
- 1⁄2cup sugar
- 1⁄8teaspoon salt
- 3tablespoons cornstarch
- 3⁄4teaspoon vanilla
- 2⁄3cup apricot jam
- 1⁄2cup toasted coconut
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DIRECTIONS
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Prepare dough for a 1-crust pie, adding grated orange zest. Line pie plate with pastry. Prick pastry with fork to prevent puffing during baking. Bake in preheated oven until golden, about 12 minutes; cool.
- Meanwhile, peel oranges and section into segments. Squeeze membrane and reserve juice; you should have about 1 cup. Pour sugar over segments and let stand 1 hour. Drain liquid from segments, add to reserved juice to make 1-1/2 cups (add extra juice if necessary).
- Place juice in a double boiler with salt and cornstarch. Cook until thickened. Add vanilla. Cool to room temperature.
- Spread apricot jam on baked pie shell. Add orange segments, spreading over jam. Pour cooled sauce over orange segments. Chill at least 1 hour before serving.
- To serve: garnish with toasted coconut.
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