Orange Buttermilk Pie Food

ORANGE-BUTTERMILK CHESS PIE

Steps:

• Roll out half the dough (one disk) on a lightly floured sheet of parchment paper to 1/4-inch thickness (about a 12-inch circle). Fit into a 9-inch pie plate, crimping edges as desired. Refrigerate 30 minutes to 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Whisk together sugar, cornmeal, and salt in a medium mixing bowl. Whisk together eggs, buttermilk, and next 4 ingredients in a medium mixing bowl. Add egg mixture to dry ingredients, stirring until well combined. Pour mixture into prepared crust.
• Bake at 325°F for 45 to 50 minutes or just until filling is set and center jiggles slightly when gently shaken.
• Cool completely on a wire rack. Top with candied orange slices.
• Bring sugar and water to a boil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add orange slices and reduce heat to low. Simmer, flipping occasionally, until oranges are translucent but hold their shape, about 30 minutes.
• Set a wire rack over a baking sheet. Gently transfer oranges onto rack in a singe layer. Let stand until dry and slightly firm, about 9 hours. Note: The leftover liquid is great to sweeten iced tea.

ORANGE BUTTERMILK PIE

Steps:

• Position rack in middle of oven; preheat to 325°. Place prepared Shortcut Piecrust on a baking sheet. Set aside. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat butter and sugar at medium-high speed until fluffy, 3 to 5 minutes, stopping occasionally to scrape sides of bowl. Add egg yolks, beating to combine. Add flour, orange zest and juice, and salt, beating until combined. With mixer on low speed, gradually add buttermilk, scraping down sides of bowl as needed. (Mixture will appear separated.) In a medium bowl, using clean beaters, beat egg whites until soft peaks form. Fold one-fourth of egg whites into buttermilk mixture. Gently fold in remaining egg whites until completely combined. Pour filling into prepared Shortcut Piecrust. Bake until filling is golden and puffed at edges and center is mostly set, 45 to 55 minutes. (Cover edges with aluminum foil to prevent excess browning, if necessary.) Let cool on a wire rack 2 to 3 hours. (Pie will continue to set as it cools.) Serve at room temperature or chilled with whipped cream. Garnish with orange, if desired. Cover, and refrigerate up to 2 days.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, and salt. Gradually add melted butter, stirring with a fork until mixture is evenly moist and crumbly. Press dough evenly into bottom and up sides of a 9-inch pie plate. Crimp edges as desired. Freeze 15 minutes to set. Preheat oven to 375°. Top piecrust with a piece of parchment paper, letting ends extend over edges of plate. Add pie weights. Bake until edges begin to set, approximately 10 minutes. Carefully remove paper and weights. Brush bottom of piecrust with beaten egg. Bake until golden brown, 6 to 10 minutes more. Let cool completely.

BUTTERMILK PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Beat the butter and sugar together until light.
• Add the eggs and beat; then beat in vanilla.
• Sift the dry ingredients together and add to the batter alternatively with the buttermilk; beat until smooth.
• Pour into a deep dish pie shell and bake at 400F for 10 minutes, reduce heat to 350F and bake for 50-60 additional minutes.
• Pie should turn a nice golden brown and a knife inserted should come out clean.
• I think it is absolutely best when it is just still warm. (Not too hot, or it will be like napalm.).

BUTTERMILK ORANGE CUSTARD PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325. In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream butter until smooth. Gradually add sugar, beating until light and fluffy.
• Add flour, stirring to blend well. Slowly beat in eggs on low speed until combined. Gradually add buttermilk, zest, and juice, mixing thoroughly.
• Spread evenly into shell. Bake at 325 for 1 hour or until firm. Remove from oven; cool to room temperature on a wire rack before serving.