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Orange Meringue Pie
Prep Time
25
minutes
mins
Cook Time
35
minutes
mins
Total Time
1
hour
hr
Servings:
3
small pies
Author:
Miranda Couse
Ingredients
Mom's Pie Crust
2
cups
all-purpose flour
1
cup
shortening
¼
tsp.
salt
⅓
cup
milk
1
T.
vinegar
Orange Curd
1 ½
cups
heavy cream
1
cup
sugar
¼
tsp.
salt
4
T.
cornstarch
4
T.
milk
4
large
egg yolks
1
T.
lemon juice
2
cups
orange juice
1 ½
T.
orange zest
2
T.
butter
, cold
orange peels from an orange
(optional)
Meringue
½
cup
water
8
T.
granulated sugar
1
T.
cornstarch
3
large
egg whites
¼
tsp.
cream of tartar
¼
tsp.
salt
½
tsp.
vanilla extract
Instructions
Mom's Pie Crust
Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
In a large bowl, add the flour, salt, and shortening. Cut the shortening into the flour until the shortening is in very small pieces.
In a measuring cup, measure out the milk and add the vinegar on top. The vinegar should dome on the top and not spill out. Let sit for 5 minutes.
Add the milk into the flour mixture and continue to cut the mixture until everything is mixed thoroughly.
Dust the work surface with flour and roll out the pie crust.
Place the dough into your pie tin.
Using your fork, poke several sets of holes into the dough. This will give the crust vent holes.
Lay down a piece of tin foil and weight it down with beans, rice, or any other heavy oven-safe objects.
Bake for 17-20 minutes or until golden brown. Let cool.
Orange Curd
In a saucepan, add the heavy cream and orange peels. Heat on medium until small bubbles form around the edges of the pan.
Turn off heat and let steep for 15-20 minutes.
In a small bowl, add the sugar, salt, and 1 T. cornstarch. Whisk until blended together.
Strain the orange peels and add the heavy cream back into the saucepan with the sugar mixture.
Heat on medium until the mixture comes to a boil. Turn the heat to low and let simmer for 4-5 minutes.
In a separate bowl, place your 4 egg yolks in.
After the cream has simmered, add a small amount of cream into the egg yolks and whisk immediately. This is tempering the yolks.
Add the rest of the cream mixture and whisk until combined.
Put the cream and yolk mixture back into the sauce pan. Turn the heat on medium.
Add the orange juice, zest, and lemon juice and let it come back to a boil.
Meanwhile, make a slurry with 3 T. cornstarch and 4 T. milk. When the cream comes up to a boil, add the slurry into the pan and whisk.
Let it simmer for 5 minutes. The mixture will become thicker.
Take it off the heat and add the 2 T. butter.
Pour into a bowl, place plastic wrap on top of the curd making sure the plastic wrap is covering the surface of the curd.
Let it cool in the fridge.
Meringue
In a saucepan, add the water, 2 T. sugar, and cornstarch. Heat on low and stir constantly. When the liquid turns clear, remove from the heat.
In a mixing bowl, whip the whites, salt, and cream of tartar. When the meringue comes up to soft peaks gradually add the vanilla and 6 T. sugar.
Slowly add in the sugar/water mixture into the egg whites as the meringue comes to stiff peaks.
Assembling
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
In the baked pie crust, add the orange curd.
Layer on the meringue in either spoonfuls or a piping bag fitted with a tip.
Once the meringue is designed how you want it, place in the oven.
Let the meringue become golden brown. Keep a close watch on it while it's in the oven. Mine took 10-15 minutes.
Notes
Meringue recipe was adapted from
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Nutrition
Calories:
1783
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
157
g
|
Protein:
20
g
|
Fat:
121
g
|
Saturated Fat:
47
g
|
Cholesterol:
413
mg
|
Sodium:
614
mg
|
Potassium:
691
mg
|
Fiber:
2
g
|
Sugar:
85
g
|
Vitamin A:
2450
IU
|
Vitamin C:
84.1
mg
|
Calcium:
168
mg
|
Iron:
4.8
mg