Papaya Pie
- 3 pounds firm-ripe papayas
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 2 teaspoons grated lemon peel
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 package (15 oz.) refrigerated pastry for double-crust 9-inch pie, at room temperature
- All-purpose flour
- Peel papayas, cut in half lengthwise, and discard seeds. Cut papayas lengthwise into 2- to 3-inch-wide slices, then cut crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick strips. Measure 8 cups of fruit; reserve extra for other uses.
- In a large bowl, mix sugar, cornstarch, coriander, cardamom, nutmeg, and lemon peel. Add papayas and lemon juice, and mix.
- Unfold 1 pastry round and ease into a 9-inch pie pan. Fill pastry with fruit mixture.
- Unfold remaining pastry on a lightly floured board and roll into a 13-inch-wide round.
- Center round over fruit. Pinch pastry at rim to seal, then fold edge under itself, flush with pan rim, and pinch to flute. Slash pastry top decoratively. Set pie on a foil-lined baking sheet.
- Bake on the bottom rack of a 375u0b0 oven until juices bubble near center, 1 hour and 10 minutes to 1 hour and 20 minutes (55 to 65 minutes in a convection oven). If pastry edges get too dark, cover loosely with foil. Cool at least 1 hour. Cut into wedges.
papayas, sugar, cornstarch, ground coriander, ground cardamom, ground nutmeg, lemon juice, pastry, flour
Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/papaya-pie (may not work)