Florida Orange Pie

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 egg yolks
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 cup orange juice, divided
• 1 envelope unflavored gelatin
• 2 tablespoons fresh grated orange rind
• 1 teaspoon fresh grated fresh lemon rind
• 2 cups whipping cream, divided
• 2/3 cup powdered sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup flaked coconut
• 1 cup diced orange section, drained
• 1 9-inch baked pie crust
• 3 tablespoons powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 beat egg yolks in a bowl.
• 2 add yolks, 1/2 cup sugar, and 1/2 cup orange juice to a saucepan; stir to combine.
• 3 cook and stir constantly over low heat for 10-12 minutes or until mixture reaches 160°; take off of heat.
• 4 sprinkle gelatin over the remaining orange juice; stir to combine, then let stand for 1 minute.
• 5 add gelatin mixture and grated orange and lemon rind to egg yolk mixture; stir to combine.
• 6 chill until the mixture has the consistency of unbeaten egg whites.
• 7 in another bowl, beat 1/2 cup whipping cream, 2/3 cup powdered sugar and salt with an electric mixer on high speed until stiff peaks form.
• 8 fold whipped cream mixture into gelatin mixture.
• 9 fold in coconut and orange sections.
• 10 spoon mixture into pie shell; chill until firm.
• 11 in a mixing bowl, beat the remaining whipping cream until foamy.
• 12 gradually add in 3 tablespoons powdered sugar and beat until soft peaks form.
• 13 spread half of whipped cream over pie.
• 14 pipe or dollop the remaining whipped cream around the edge of the pie.