Fresh Strawberry Pie With Orange Liqueur Glaze Food

FRESH STRAWBERRY PIE WITH ORANGE LIQUEUR GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Bake the pie crust in the preheated oven until puffed and golden-brown, 20 to 25 minutes. Remove to a wire rack and cool completely.
• Puree 1 cup of strawberries in a blender until smooth. Pour pureed strawberries into a saucepan. Stir in the water, sugar, and cornstarch. Bring to a boil over medium heat until thickened, stirring often. Remove from heat and stir in the orange liqueur. Set aside.
• Arrange the remaining 3 cups of strawberries decoratively in the prepared pie crust. Pour the glaze over the berries. Refrigerate until glaze is set, about 4 hours.

STRAWBERRY GLAZE PIE

Steps:

• 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°. , 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. , Mash 1 cup strawberries; set aside. In a saucepan, combine sugar and cornstarch; stir in water and mashed berries. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. If desired, stir in food coloring. Cook and stir 3 minutes more. Cool for 10 minutes. , Spread about 1/3 cup glaze over bottom and sides of crust. Halve remaining strawberries; arrange in crust. Spoon remaining glaze over berries. Chill for 1-2 hours. Just before serving, garnish with whipped cream.

GLAZED FRESH STRAWBERRY PIE

Steps:

• Mash 1 pt of the strawberries, using a fork, and set aside.
• Combine the sugar and cornstarch in a 3 quart sauce pan.
• Stir in the water and mashed berries.
• Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture comes to a boil, then cook 2 minutes longer.
• Remove from the heat and stir in the food coloring.
• Cool to room temperature.
• Fold in the remaining 2 pts of strawberries and turn into the baked pie shell.
• Chill in the refrigerator at least 2 hours.
• To serve, top with puffs of
• sweetened whipped cream

FRESH ORANGE PIE

Steps:

• 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.
• 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).
• Place juice in a double boiler with salt and cornstarch. Cook until thickened. Add vanilla. Cool to room temperature.
• 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.
• To serve: garnish with toasted coconut.