Blood Orange Butterscotch Meringue Pie Recipes

AUNT JIMMY'S BUTTERSCOTCH MERINGUE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
• Make the Filling: In a large saucepan, combine the milk and cream and bring to a simmer over medium heat. Immediately remove from the heat and set aside.
• Melt the butter in a large, heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Stir in the brown sugar, raise the heat to medium-high, and cook, stirring constantly, until caramelized, 5 to 7 minutes. (You'll smell a characteristic nutty caramel odor when the butter browns, signaling that the mixture is ready.)
• Whisking constantly, gradually add the butter/brown sugar mixture to the hot milk/cream mixture. If the mixture isn't smooth, blend for 20 seconds with a hand blender or pour through a fine sieve.
• Put the egg yolks in a medium bowl. Whisk in about 1/2 cup of the hot milk mixture. Whisk in the cornstarch and salt until dissolved. Whisk the cornstarch mixture back into the hot milk mixture in the saucepan. Whisk in the Scotch.
• While whisking constantly, cook over medium-high heat until thick and just boiling. When the mixture thickens, the whisk will leave trail marks on the bottom of the pot and the mixture will have a few large bubbles boiling up to the top.
• Turn off the heat and whisk in the vanilla extract. Pour into the prebaked pie shell and set aside while you make the meringue.
• Make the Meringue: In a standing mixer fitted with a whip attachment, whip the whites in a clean dry bowl on low speed until foamy. Add the cream of tartar and continue whipping on medium speed until soft peaks are formed. Gradually pour in the sugar and continue whipping on high speed until stiff and glossy. Pile the meringue onto the pie and swirl to cover, spreading it to the edge. (Making sure it touches the edge.) Bake the pie until the meringue is lightly browned, about 15 to 20 minutes.
• Chill the pie, uncovered, at least 2 hours or overnight before serving.

IT'S A BLOODY ORANGE MERINGUE PIE

Steps:

• Crust.
• Sift together the flour, salt, sugar and pecans.
• Add the thinly sliced cold butter into the flour mixture and blend until it looks like coarse meal.
• Sprinkle the ice water over the mixture and using a fork stir until a dough ball forms. If you require a little more water -- use it.
• Wrap the dough ball in wax paper and chill for 1-2 hours.
• On a lightly floured surface, roll the chilled dough out into a circle a bit larger than your pie pan.
• Carefully place dough into pie pan.
• Trim the dough about 1/4 inch above the rim of the pan.
• Please remember to prick the bottom of the crust all over with a fork and chill in the fridge for an additional 1/2 hour.
• Bake the crust in a preheated 450 degree oven for 10 - 15 minutes, then remove and allow to cool on rack.
• Filling.
• Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
• Add your favorite raspberry preserves to the bottom of the cooled pecan crust.
• Mix the egg yolks, condensed milk, orange juice, and orange rind together, blending well.
• Pour the orange mixture into the prepared crust.
• Meringue.
• In a large bowl beat the egg whites and the cream of tarter together until soft peaks form.
• Gradually add the sugar, a little at a time, beating well until the eggs are stiff but not dry.
• Spread the meringue on top of the orange filling making sure to seal the edges.
• Bake in a 350 degree oven for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown.
• Watch your pie so that the meringue doesn't burn.
• Once the pie has cooled, chill for several hours and ENJOY!

BUTTERSCOTCH MERINGUE PIE

Steps:

• Bake pie crust as directed.
• Cool.
• Preheat oven to 400°F Mix flour and salt together in a small bowl.
• Add 2/3 cup milk and beat until smooth.
• Melt butter in a pot over medium heat: add brown sugar and cook until thick and fluffy.
• Add 1 1/2 cups milk all at once.
• Cook over medium heat until butterscotch dissolves.
• Stir a small amount into flour mixture.
• Add to cooked mixture in pot.
• Cook over medium heat until thick.
• Cook additional 5 minutes stirring constantly.
• Stir a small amount of hot mixture into beaten egg yolks.
• Add eggs to mixture in pot and cook stirring for 1 minute longer.
• Remove from heat and stir in vanilla.
• Pour into baked, cooled shell.
• Prepare meringue and spread on filling.
• Bake for 5-7 minutes until meringue is lightly browned.
• MERINGUE: Beat egg whites until stiff but not dry.
• Gradually add sugar, while beating.
• Pile gently onto pie filling.
• Bake.

COCONUT PIE BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9-inch square pan and line with parchment, leaving some overhanging.
• In a food processor, pulse together flour, sugar and salt. Pulse in butter until crumbs form and the dough starts to come together. Press mixture into the prepared pan in an even layer. Bake until firm on top and lightly golden at the edges, 20 to 25 minutes. Transfer to a rack. You can bake the crust up to 6 hours ahead, or use it while it's still hot.
• While the crust bakes, using the same food processor (no need to wash it out first), pulse together eggs, sugar, butter, coconut milk, vinegar or lemon juice, lemon zest (if using), vanilla and salt until well combined. Pulse in the coconut. Use a spatula to fold in the chocolate chips, if using.
• When the crust is baked, pour in the filling (crust can still be hot). Lower oven temperature to 325 degrees and bake until the filling is set when you jiggle it and the top is browned, 30 to 40 minutes.
• Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely, then chill for at least 2 hours. Cut into bars and serve.