Fresh Cranberry Custard Pie
- 6 ounces fresh cranberries, rinsed and picked over
- 1 tablespoon orange zest
- 1 1/4 cups plus 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 cup water
- Pinch salt
- Pinch ground cinnamon
- 1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1/4 cup fresh orange juice
- 3 cups milk
- 4 eggs, separated
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 8 individual pastry shells, baked until golden
- In a non reactive, nonstick saucepan, over medium heat, combine the cranberries, zest, 1/2 cup sugar, water, salt, and cinnamon.
- Bring the mixture to a boil and cook for 10 minutes.
- Dissolve 1 tablespoon cornstarch in the orange juice.
- Add the mixture to the cranberries and stir to blend.
- Simmer another 15 minutes until the mixture is thick.
- Remove from the heat and cool completely.
- Cover and refrigerate until chilled.
- In a non-stick one quart saucepan, combine 3/4 cup sugar and 2 3/4 cup milk together.
- Bring the milk to boiling point and scald the milk.
- In a small mixing bowl, whisk the remaining milk, egg yolks, and remaining 1/4 cup cornstarch together.
- Whisk until smooth.
- Temper the egg yolk mixture into the scalded milk.
- Bring the mixture up to a boil and cook for about 3 minutes or until the mixture is thick, stirring constantly.
- Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the vanilla and butter.
- Pour the filling into the individual pastry shells.
- Cover each pie with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator.
- Chill the pie completely, about 2 hours.
- Using an electric mixer, whip the egg whites until stiff with the remaining sugar.
- Spoon the cranberry mixture over each of the pies.
- Top each pie with the meringue.
- Place the pie in the oven and bake for about 4 to 6 minutes or until golden.
- Remove from the oven and cool.
fresh cranberries, orange zest, sugar, water, salt, ground cinnamon, cornstarch, orange juice, milk, eggs, vanilla, butter, pastry shells
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/emeril-lagasse/fresh-cranberry-custard-pie-recipe.html (may not work)