Best Sour Orange Pie Recipes

SOUR ORANGE PIE-COOK'S COUNTRY

Steps:

• For the Crust: Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 325 degrees. Process crackers, sugar and salt in food processor until finely ground, about 30 seconds. Add melted butter (easily melted in the microwave) and pulse until combined, about 8-9 pulses. Transfer crumbs to 9-inch pie plate.
• Using bottom of dry measuring cup or glass bottom, press crumbs firmly into bottom and up sides of pie plate. Bake crust until fragrant and beginning to brown, 12 to 14 minutes. Let cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• For the Filling: Whisk all ingredients in bowl until fully combined. Pour filling into cooled crust.
• Bake pie until center jiggles slightly when shaken, 15 to 17 minutes. Let cool completely. Refrigerate until fully chilled, at least 3 hours or cover with greased plastic wrap and refrigerate for up to 24 hours.
• For the Whipped Cream: Whisk cream, sugar and orange zest in medium bowl until stiff peaks form, 2 to 4 minutes. Slice chilled pie and serve with whipped cream.

CHERRY PIE INSPIRED BY AN "OLD FASHIONED" COCKTAIL (SOUR CHERRIES STEWED WITH RAW SUGAR, BOURBON AND ORANGE BITTERS)

Steps:

• For the cherry filling: Combine the cherries, sugar and lemon juice in a saucepan, combine the cherries with sugar and lemon juice. Sprinkle with the tapioca and simmer for 5 minutes. Pour into a large bowl and stir in the bourbon, almond extract and orange bitters. Let cool and refrigerate for about 1 hour. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and place the oven rack in the lower third of the oven. Divide the dough into 2 equal pieces. Roll each dough piece on a lightly-floured surface into a 12-inch disk. Gently place one disk into a 9-inch pie pan, bringing it up the sides. Make a few incisions in the middle of the remaining crust. Pour the cherry filling into the prepared pie shell. Lightly brush the border of the pie shell with water, and top with the second piecrust. Tightly seal the dough by pressing the edge with a fork or your fingers. Create some decorative touches with the scrap dough if desired to decorate the pie. Lightly brush the pastry shell with the cream and sprinkle with a little sugar. Place the pie on a larger baking sheet lined with parchment paper to catch any spills. Bake the pie until the crust is a deep golden brown color and the cherry juices are starting to bubble, 35 to 45 minutes. Let cool, and then serve with softly whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.

CHERRY PIE INSPIRED BY AN "OLD FASHIONED" COCKTAIL (SOUR CHERRIES STEWED WITH RAW SUGAR, BOURBON AND ORANGE BITTERS)

Steps:

• For the cherry filling: Combine the cherries, sugar and lemon juice in a saucepan, combine the cherries with sugar and lemon juice. Sprinkle with the tapioca and simmer for 5 minutes. Pour into a large bowl and stir in the bourbon, almond extract and orange bitters. Let cool and refrigerate for about 1 hour.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and place the oven rack in the lower third of the oven.
• Divide the dough into 2 equal pieces. Roll each dough piece on a lightly-floured surface into a 12-inch disk. Gently place one disk into a 9-inch pie pan, bringing it up the sides. Make a few incisions in the middle of the remaining crust.
• Pour the cherry filling into the prepared pie shell. Lightly brush the border of the pie shell with water, and top with the second piecrust. Tightly seal the dough by pressing the edge with a fork or your fingers. Create some decorative touches with the scrap dough if desired to decorate the pie. Lightly brush the pastry shell with the cream and sprinkle with a little sugar. Place the pie on a larger baking sheet lined with parchment paper to catch any spills. Bake the pie until the crust is a deep golden brown color and the cherry juices are starting to bubble, 35 to 45 minutes.
• Let cool, and then serve with softly whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.

SOUR ORANGE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Combine graham crumbs, sugar, and melted butter thoroughly in a large bowl. Press the mixture firmly into a 9 inch pie pan, coating the bottom and sides. A heavy juice glass will hlep do this. Bake on middle rack until the crumbs mixture has darkened a bit and the ingredients have fused to form a crust, about 10-15 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool completely on a rack. Reduce oven temperature to 325°F.
• In a large mixing bowl beat the egg yolk until they are lighter in color, about 1 minute. Add the condensed milk and 2 tbsp cream and stir to incorporate. Add the sour orange juice, sour orange zest, and 4 teaspoons navel orange zest. Stir until filling is creamy and light yellow in color, about 1 minute.
• Pour filling in crust and bake on middle rack until surface looks like jello, about 14-16 minutes. Transfer to a rack and cool for 30 minutes. Transfer to a refrigerator to cool completely, about 4 hours. Cover in plastic wrap if you plan on keeping pie longer, eating within 24 hours is recommended.
• Before serving, whip the remaining 2 cups cream with the confectioner's sugar. Spread over pie and sprinkle with remaining 1 1/2 tsp navel orange zest. Slice into portions and top each with a mint leaf if desired.

AUTHENTIC FLORIDA'S SOUR ORANGE PIE RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat the over to 350 degrees F.
• Break up the graham crackers; place in a food processor and pulse for 1 minute, creating fine crumbs. If you don't have a food processor, place the crackers in a large plastic bag; seal and crush the crackers with a rolling pin, again, creating fine crumbs. Place in the food processor (or bowl).
• Melt 4 tablespoons of butter in the microwave (1 minute). Add the melted butter and sugar and pulse or stir until combined. Pour the mixed ingredients into the pie pan. Press the mixture into the bottom and side of the pie pan, forming a neat edge up the side of the pan. Bake the crust at 350 degrees until set and lightly golden (about 8 minutes). Set aside to cool on a wire rack; leave the oven on.
• After zesting the outside of 2 oranges and 2 lemons, set the zest aside.
• Next juice the oranges and lemons (you may have more juice than you need). Measure ½ cup of orange juice and ½ cup of lemon juice.
• Place 1 full cup of the combined juice in a small saucepan, add ½ cup of sugar and bring to a boil. After bringing to a full boil, turn down to medium heat and continue cooking for 20 minutes, reducing to ¾ cup of combined juice. This will look like syrup and thicken as it cooks.
• Next, separate 4 eggs - placing the egg yolks in one small bowl and the egg whites in another bowl (set aside the egg whites for the pie meringue topping).
• In an electric mixer with the wire whisk attachment, beat the four egg yolks with 1 heaping teaspoon of orange zest and 1 heaping teaspoon of lemon zest at high speed until very fluffy, for 5 minutes. Next, gradually add the condensed milk and continue to beat until thick, 3 or 4 minutes longer.
• Lower the mixer speed and slowly add the combined orange/lemon syrup, mixing just until combined, no longer.
• Pour the mixture into the crust. Bake the pie for another 10 minutes, or until the filling has just set (should not jiggle).
• When the pie comes out, sprinkle the top with the remaining orange zest (or if you like, wait and put it on top of the meringue).
• Let cool for 5-10 minutes. Set aside. Keep the oven on.
• For the merengue (optional), With a mixer, beat the 4 egg whites at high speed with ¼ teaspoon of cream of tartar for about 4-5 minutes until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in the ¼ cup of sugar until blended. Next, spread the meringue over the pie filling; seal to the edge of the crust.
• Turn the oven up to 400 degrees. Bake for 5-10 minutes (or until the meringue is golden) BUT don't take your eyes off the oven, keeping the door slightly ajar.
• Refrigerate the pie for at least 4 hours or overnight. If you don't have enough time, freeze for one hour.

SOUR ORANGE PIE RECIPE

Steps:

• Whisk together half the sugar, the cornstarch and the salt. Add the water, grated peel and juice, and whisk until smooth. In a saucepan, bring the mixture to a boil over moderate heat, stirring constantly until it begins to thicken. Remove from heat. With an electric mixer, beat together the remaining 1/2 cup sugar and the egg yolks until light in color. Beat in 1/2 cup of the hot sugar-juice mixture, and add all of the yolk mixture to the contents of the saucepan. Stir over moderate heat until thick. Take care that the mixture does not boil. Remove from heat, stir in the butter, and pour the filling into the pie shell. Let cool. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Meanwhile, make the meringue topping. Beat the egg whites and the teaspoon of juice to soft peaks. Gradually beat in the powdered sugar, beating until stiff peaks form and all the sugar has dissolved. Spread the meringue over the filling, touching the edge of the pie shell. This will prevent shrinkage. Bake 12 to 15 minutes, until the meringue is golden brown. Cool thoroughly before serving.

SOUR ORANGE PIE-COOK'S COUNTRY RECIPE - FOOD.COM

Steps:

• For the Crust: Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 325 degrees. Process crackers, sugar and salt in food processor until finely ground, about 30 seconds. Add melted butter (easily melted in the microwave) and pulse until combined, about 8-9 pulses. Transfer crumbs to 9-inch pie plate.
• Using bottom of dry measuring cup or glass bottom, press crumbs firmly into bottom and up sides of pie plate. Bake crust until fragrant and beginning to brown, 12 to 14 minutes. Let cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• For the Filling: Whisk all ingredients in bowl until fully combined. Pour filling into cooled crust.
• Bake pie until center jiggles slightly when shaken, 15 to 17 minutes. Let cool completely. Refrigerate until fully chilled, at least 3 hours or cover with greased plastic wrap and refrigerate for up to 24 hours.
• For the Whipped Cream: Whisk cream, sugar and orange zest in medium bowl until stiff peaks form, 2 to 4 minutes. Slice chilled pie and serve with whipped cream.