Sour orange pie
Sour orange pie recipe in the pie category
Recipe ingredients:
- 3/4 cup plus 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 3 level tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 cup hot water
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 3 eggs, separated
- 1/3 cup sour orange juice
- 1 baked 9 inch pie shell
Recipe method:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
- In a saucepan, mix together the 3/4 cup sugar and cornstarch.
- Slowly pour in the hot water and butter, stirring to dissolve any lumps.
- Beat egg yolks lightly and add, along with the sour orange juice.
- Stir constantly over medium−low heat until the mixture has thickened and coats the spoon. Do not boil.
- Carefully pour the filling into the baked pie shell.
- For the meringue, beat the egg whites until frothy.
- Continue to beat, gradually adding the 3 tablespoons sugar, until the beater holds stiff peaks when lifted.
- Gently swirl the meringue over the filling, making sure it touches the edges of the crust all the way around.
- Bake until the meringue is brown.
- Remove from the oven and cool on a rack.
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