Fresh Pomegranate Pie Recipes

POMEGRANATE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Roll the pie dough into a large circle and line your 9-inch pie pan with the dough. Roll the second piece of dough into a large circle and cut into 1-inch strips - set aside. This will be used to lattice the top of the pie. Make sure you keep the dough refrigerated until you're ready to assemble otherwise it will get too mushy.
• In a saucepan over medium heat, combine the pomegranate seeds, sugar, juice, vanilla extract, cornstarch, spices and ginger making sure to coat evenly.
• Pour the mixture into the chilled pie base and spread evenly. Make a lattice top over the pie and trim the remaining strips. Then crimp the edges by gently pressing down with your index finger between you thumb and index finger of your alternate hand.
• Mix an egg yolk with some water, and brush the surface of the pie.
• Cover the edges of the pie with foil so it doesn't burn.
• Bake for 25 minutes at 400°F then remove the foil.
• Bake for an additional 15 minutes at 350°F until the filling bubbles.
• Serve with vanilla ice cream.

POMEGRANATE PIE

Steps:

• preheat the oven to 350.
• for crust:.
• mix cookie crumbs, melted butter and salt in a bowl.
• press into bottom and up the sides of a pie plate.
• bake for 12 minutes until browned, remove and place on a wire rack to cool.
• bottom layer:.
• in a small saucepan mix sugar and gelatin together.
• add the juices and zest and heat over medium until dissolved, about 5 minutes.
• refrigerate for 15 mniutes.
• stir in pomegranate seeds and pour into pie crust.
• refrigerate for 45 minutes.
• top layer:.
• in a small glass bowl sprinkle gelatin over 1/4 c pomegranate juice.
• let it stand 5 minutes to soften, then heat in a microwave for 20 seconds until softened.
• meanwhile beat cream and sugar with an electric mixer until soft peaks form.
• slowly add cooled pomegranate mixture, beat until stiff peaks form.
• remove the pie from the refrigerator and add whipped cream over bottom layer.
• garnish with lime zest and pomegranate seeds.
• refrigerate 2 hours or until firm enough to slice.

FRESH POMEGRANATE PIE

Steps:

• Deseed the yellow pomegranates and put into a large enough bowl to allow folding.
• Make sure to remove any of the white membrane as it is very bitter.
• This step is the most time consuming step but it's worth it.
• Juice the red pomegranats by cutting them in half and using a citrus juicer, this is messy so make sure do it some place easy to clean and either wear old clothes or an apron.
• You want to end up with 2 cups of juice.
• Mix the corn starch into the sugar and add to the pomegranate juice cook over a medium heat until it is thickened.
• This makes a glaze like for a strawberry or blueberry pie.
• Cool the mixture and fold into the bowl of seeds folding gently so as not to break the seeds.
• If you bruise the seeds it will make the glaze runny and the filling will not stick together.
• Pour glazed seed mixture into the pie or tart shell.
• You can serve immediately or refrigerate for a while.
• Top with whipped cream and enjoy.

APPLE-POMEGRANATE SLAB PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400° F. On well-floured surface, roll 1 pie crust to 16 x 12-inch rectangle. Roll pastry onto rolling pin; unroll into 15 x 10 x 1-inch pan. Press pastry in bottom and up sides of pan.
• In large bowl, toss apples, 1 1/3 cups sugar, the cardamom, salt, orange peel and vanilla. In small bowl, mix cornstarch and orange juice. Add to fruit mixture; stir to combine. Spoon filling evenly into pastry-lined pan. Scatter pomegranate seeds over filling.
• On well-floured surface, roll second pie crust to 15 x 11-inch rectangle. Place over filling. Fold top crust over bottom crust to seal, crimping edge slightly with fingers. With small knife, cut slits or decorative shapes in top crust. Brush top crust with whipping cream; sprinkle with 2 tablespoons sugar.
• Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until crust is golden brown and juice begins to bubble through slits in crust. Cool on cooling rack at least 45 minutes before serving. Serve warm or cool.