Pi day is coming

[MissMillie]

We're going to celebrate it tomorrow. We've been invited to Sunday dinner w/ Dad & Sis, and it makes sense to have the pie when there are 4 people to share it instead of just 2.

I'm trying a new recipe: sour orange pie.

It's made very much the same as the North Carolina lemon pie, but it uses the animal cracker crust that was called for with the lemon cheesecake.

Sour oranges really aren't available in my area, but Cook's Country says a combination of frozen concentrate orange juice, combined w/ lemon juice and the zests of oranges and lemons should work.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

1. That's only an estimate. NT

[DeeDeeNY]

3. +1

[LetMyPeopleVote]

2. Pi Day is one if my favorite holidays

[keithbvadu2]

4. Pi pie - tasty

https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=pi+pie

[Callalily]

5. Some more pie ideas.

https://mailchi.mp/atlasobscura/5-forgotten-pies-worth-making-for-pi-day?e=ce145ed460

[Freddie]

6. Pls post the recipe!

I love Atlantic Beach Pie and this sounds just as good!

[MissMillie]

7. As you wish...

oven at 325 degrees


crust ingredients
5 oz animal crackers
3 tbsp granulated sugar
4 tbsp unsalted butter, melted


filling ingredients
4 egg yolks
1 (14 oz) can sweetened condensed milk
6 tbsp frozen orange juice concentrate (thawed)
6 tbsp lemon juice
1 tbsp lemon zest
1 tbsp orange zest


Process animal crackers in food processor to a fine crumble. Add sugar and pulse to mix. While machine is running, drizzle in melted butter.

Press crumb mixture into 9-inch pie plate. Bake 12-14 minutes. Remove pie plate from oven and allow to cool on a wire rack (45 min to 1 hour)

Whisk egg yolks until they lighten in color a bit (about 1 minute). Add remaining ingredients and whisk to combine. Poor into cooled pie crust.

Bake 15-17 minutes. (filling should be set around the sides and slightly "jiggly" in the middle).

Cool on wire rack for 1 hr. and then place in refrigerator to chill for 3 to 4 hours.

Top w/ whipped cream.



(My whipped cream recipe is 1 pt. of whipping cream, 1 tsp. vanilla extract and 2 tbsp. granulated sugar--whipped to firm peaks.)



I have not tasted this pie yet, so I can't vouch for the recipe--except to say that the crust came out of the oven looking good and the filling set up nicely. Also, the filling had a wonderful scent to it when I poured it into the crust.

We'll be tasting it for our Sunday dinner today.

[yellowdogintexas]

8. We had pizza on Pi Day because it made a good supper nt