Fresh Orange Pie

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 1 pastry dough, for a 1-crust pie
• 1 teaspoon grated orange zest
• 9 large navel oranges
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 3/4 teaspoon vanilla
• 2/3 cup apricot jam
• 1/2 cup toasted coconut

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 425 degrees. prepare dough for a 1-crust pie, adding grated orange zest. line pie plate with pastry. prick pastry with fork to prevent puffing during baking. bake in preheated oven until golden, about 12 minutes; cool.
• 2 meanwhile, peel oranges and section into segments. squeeze membrane and reserve juice; you should have about 1 cup. pour sugar over segments and let stand 1 hour. drain liquid from segments, add to reserved juice to make 1-1/2 cups (add extra juice if necessary).
• 3 place juice in a double boiler with salt and cornstarch. cook until thickened. add vanilla. cool to room temperature.
• 4 spread apricot jam on baked pie shell. add orange segments, spreading over jam. pour cooled sauce over orange segments. chill at least 1 hour before serving.
• 5 to serve: garnish with toasted coconut.