Florida Pie

Total Time Prep: 1 hour Bake: 10 min. + chilling
Yield 8 servings
She may live in chilly Roscoe, Illinois, but Muriel Boyd puts winter in its place with this light and lovely, orange meringue pie that tastes just as sun-kissed as it looks.

Ingredients

  • Dough for single-crust pie
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 5 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1-1/2 cups orange juice
  • 3 large egg yolks, lightly beaten
  • 2 large navel oranges, peeled, sectioned and finely chopped
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 tablespoon grated orange zest
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • MERINGUE:
  • 3 large egg whites
  • 2 tablespoons sugar

Directions

  1. On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; transfer to a 9-in. pie plate. Trim to 1/2 in. beyond rim of plate; flute edge. Refrigerate 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 425°.
  2. Line crust with a double thickness of foil. Fill with pie weights, dried beans or uncooked rice. Bake on a lower oven rack until edge is golden brown, 20-25 minutes. Remove foil and weights; bake until bottom is golden brown, 3-6 minutes longer. Cool on a wire rack. Reduce oven setting to 350°.
  3. In a small saucepan, combine sugar and cornstarch. Stir in orange juice until smooth. Cook and stir over medium-high heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat; cook and stir 2 minutes longer.
  4. Remove from the heat. Stir a small amount of hot filling into egg yolks; return all to the pan, stirring constantly. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat. Stir in the oranges, butter and orange zest. Gently stir in lemon juice. Pour into crust.
  5. In a small bowl, beat egg whites on medium speed until soft peaks form. Gradually add sugar, 1 teaspoon at a time, beating on high until stiff glossy peaks form and sugar is dissolved. Spread evenly over hot filling, sealing edges to crust.
  6. Bake until meringue is golden brown, 10-15 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 1 hour. Refrigerate for at least 3 hours before serving. Refrigerate leftovers.

Nutrition Facts

1 piece: 396 calories, 16g fat (10g saturated fat), 107mg cholesterol, 202mg sodium, 59g carbohydrate (37g sugars, 2g fiber), 5g protein.

She may live in chilly Roscoe, Illinois, but Muriel Boyd puts winter in its place with this light and lovely, orange meringue pie that tastes just as sun-kissed as it looks.
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