Orange And Spice Pie Recipes

ORANGE AND SPICE PUMPKIN PIE

Steps:

• Make crust:
• Blend flour, butter, sugar and salt in processor until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add yolk, 3 tablespoons ice water and orange peel. Process until moist clumps form, adding more water by teaspoonfuls if dough is dry. Gather dough into ball; flatten into disk. Wrap in plastic; chill 1 hour. (Can be made 2 days ahead. Keep refrigerated. Let soften slightly at room temperature before rolling out.)
• Position rack in bottom third of oven and preheat to 400°F. Roll out dough on lightly floured surface to 14-inch round. Transfer to 9-inch glass pie dish. Trim overhang to 3/4 inch; fold under and press into 1/2-inch-high standing rim. Using scissors, make diagonal cuts in dough rim at 1/2-inch intervals; press cut rim pieces alternately in and out. Pierce crust (not dough rim) all over with fork. Freeze crust 30 minutes.
• Line crust with foil; fill with dried beans or pie weights. Bake until crust edge is dry and set, about 12 minutes. Remove foil and beans. Bake crust until lightly colored, pressing with back of fork if crust bubbles, about 8 minutes. Transfer crust to rack and cool completely. Reduce oven temperature to 325°F.
• Make filling:
• Whisk first 10 ingredients in large bowl until well blended. Pour into prepared crust.
• Gently cover crust edge with foil to prevent over-browning. Bake until filling puffs and begins to split at edges and is just set in center, about 1 hour 5 minutes. Cool pie on rack. (Can be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
• Top pie with whipped cream and orange peel strips, if desired. Serve cold or at room temperature.

ORANGE AND SPICE PIE

Steps:

• Combine the eggs,sugar,orange zest,ginger and cardamom in a heavy medium sized saucepan and whisk the mixture until it is smooth.
• Add the orange juice and butter; cook the mixture over medium heat, whisking constantly, until it is thickened, 7 to 9 minutes.
• Do not allow the mixture to come to a boil.
• Pour the orange curd through a fine mesh strainer into a glass bowl.
• Cover the surface with plastic wrap.
• Refrigerate the orange curd until it is cold and thick, at least 3 hours and up to 3 days.
• In a medium size mixing bowl using an electric mixer, whip the heavy cream until soft peaks form.
• Gently fold the whipped cream into the orange curd and scrape the filling into the prepared pie shell.
• Cover the pie with plastic wrap and refrigerate it until the filling is completely set, at least 6 hours and up to 1 day.