Cantaloupe Pie Ala Texas And Pacific Recipes

CANTALOUPE PIE ALA TEXAS AND PACIFIC

Steps:

• Slice cantaloupe in half, deseed and remove rind, reserving all juices. Cut into small pieces and push through a ricer.
• Place melon with juice and water into a saucepan and bring to a boil. Simmer for 5 minutes, stirring often.
• Mix sugar and flour and slowly add to hot mixture, stirring constantly.
• Add butter and nutmeg, stir until butter melts.
• Cool and pour into prebaked pie crust.
• If desired, top with meringue made according to your favorite recipe and brown in oven.

CANTALOUPE PIE

Steps:

• 1. Slice cantaloupe thinly into pie shell. Sprinkle flour over cantaloupe. Add sugar and slice butter over cantaloupe.Pour water over top. Sprinkle with cinnamon. Bake in oven preheated to 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

CANTALOUPE PIE I

Steps:

• Select a cantaloupe of good quality. Cut in half, remove seeds, and scoop pulp into a saucepan. Place pulp over medium heat until it comes to a gentle boil. Mash the cantaloupe as it heats. This should make about 2 cups of pulp.
• Combine 1/2 cup sugar, flour, and salt. Add to heated cantaloupe and cook, stirring, until thick. The amount of flour seems large, but it takes considerable thickening to obtain correct consistency.
• In a large bowl, beat egg yolks; add water to yolks. Add a little of the cantaloupe mixture to egg yolks in order to heat yolks gradually. Stir egg yolks mixture into cantaloupe mixture. Continue cooking, stirring, until thick and creamy. Remove from heat.
• Add butter or margarine and flavoring to the cantaloupe mixture.
• Pour into baked pie shell.
• Beat egg whites and cream of tartar together until frothy. Continue beating, adding the 6 tablespoons sugar gradually; beat until thick peaks form. Top the pie with this meringue.
• Bake at 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) until delicately brown on top.

CANTALOUPE PIE

Steps:

• Peel and seed the melon, cut in chunks and process in a blender or food processor until smooth.
• Pour into a large mixing bowl; set aside.
• Combine 1/2 melon puree and cream cheese in blender.
• Process until smooth.
• Add to remaining puree and set aside.
• Combine sugar, gelatin and orange juice in a small saucepan.
• Cook on low heat, stirring until sugar and gelatin dissolve.
• Slowly add to melon mixture, stirring well.
• Pour into crust.
• Chill until firm.
• Garnish pie with Cool Whip and melon balls.

CREAMY CANTALOUPE PIE

Steps:

• 1. Puree cantaloupe.
• 2. Combine sugar and flour in a saucepan; add eggs, mixing well after each addition. Stir in cantaloupe puree and cook over medium heat 8 - 10 minutes. Stir constantly, until mixture boils and thickens.
• 3. Remove from heat, stir in butter and vanilla. Cool.
• 4. Pour filling into baked pie shell.
• 5. Spread evenly with whipped cream. Chill.