Cool Crisp Citrus Chiffon Pie Recipes

COOL & CRISP CITRUS CHIFFON PIE

Steps:

• Thoroughly mix gelatin, 1/2 cup sugar, and salt in saucepan.
• Beat together egg yolks, fruit juices, and water; stir into gelatin mixture.
• Cook and stir over medium heat just till mixture comes to boiling.
• Remove from heat; stir in peels.
• Chill, stirring occasionally, till mixture mounds slightly when dropped from a spoon.
• Beat egg whites till soft peaks form.
• Gradually add 1/3 cup sugar, beating to stiff peaks; fold in gelatin mixture.
• Pile into cooled baked pastry shell.
• Chill till firm.
• Trim with whipped cream and thin orange slices cut in fourths.

TANGY LEMON CHIFFON PIE

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, sprinkle gelatin over water; let stand 2 minutes to soften. Add 1/2 cup sugar and salt. Cook and stir over low heat until sugar is dissolved., In a medium bowl, beat egg yolks on high speed about 5 minutes or until pale yellow. Gradually drizzle hot gelatin mixture into yolks, beating constantly. Return yolk mixture to same saucepan. Stir in lemon juice. Cook over low heat until mixture thickens and bubbles around the edges, stirring constantly. Cool to room temperature. In a large bowl, combine cream, food coloring if desired and remaining sugar. Beat a high speed until soft peaks form. Add cooled lemon mixture. Continue beating at high speed until stiff peaks form., Microwave chocolate and shortening in a small resealable plastic bag on high for 30 seconds. Knead bag to mix. If necessary, microwave at additional 10-15-second intervals until melted. Spoon half of lemon filling into pastry shell. Cut a small hole from corner of bag and drizzle half of chocolate over filling. Top with remaining filling. Drizzle remaining chocolate over pie. Chill pie at least 2 hours before serving. Garnish with raspberries, mint and lemon.

MANDARIN ORANGE CHIFFON PIE

Steps:

• CRUST:.
• Mix coconut and butter in a bowl. Press into bottom and sides of a 9" pie plate. Bake @ 300* for 20-25 minutes, until edges are golden. Let cool.
• FILLING:.
• Put jelly powder and sugar in blender. Add the boiling water, cover & blend until dissolved.
• Add orange juice concentrate, lemon juice and orange rind; cover & blend.
• Break up the ice cream and add. Cover and blend until smoothly combined. Transfer to a large bowl. Chill until mixture mounds from spoon.
• Fold in orange segments and turn into prepared pie shell. Chill until firm. Serve garnished with whipped cream or Cool Whip.

LEMON CHIFFON PIE

Steps:

• Soften gelatin in water 5 minutes.
• Beat yolks and add 1/2 cup of the sugar, lemon juice and salt. Cook in the top of a double boiler, stirring constantly, until of custard consistency. Add grated lemon zest and softened gelatin and stir thoroughly. Cool.
• When mixture begins to get thick, In a clean bowl, whip egg whites until stiff, adding remaining 1/2 cup sugar while whipping. Fold egg whites into custard.
• Pour filling into pie shell and chill in refrigerator. Serve when firm. Garnish with sweetened whipped cream if desired.