Orange Pie

The orange pie, along with the apple variation, is one of the most popular desserts in the world. Citrus options are highly desired by those who prefer strong and marked flavors, so we show you how to make it easy and simple to prepare.

Recipe for the delicious Orange Pie

Ingredients

For the mass

• 300 g of loose flour
• 70g butter
• 1 egg
• 25g sugar
• 15 g yeast
• 10 g tablespoon of salt

For the filling

• 150 g of condensed milk
• 200 g orange juice
• 25g sugar
• 100 g lemon juice
• 2 egg yolks
• Orange peel zest

Utensils

• 20 centimeter round mold
• Stirring bowl
• Cling film
• Roller

Preparation

For the mass

• Start by preparing the dough for your foot. In a deep bowl, sift the flour and add the cold butter.
• Mix with your fingers until you have a dough with the texture of crumbled cookies.
• Sift the salt, sugar and yeast into the same container and mix again.
• Finish by incorporating the egg and knead until you have a moldable dough.
• Roll the dough into a ball and seal the bowl with cling film
• Let it rest for an hour in the fridge.
• After the cooling time, remove the dough from the fridge and divide it into two balls, one larger than the other.
• Take the largest one and knead it with the rolling pin until you get a half-centimeter-thick sheet.
• Butter and flour the mold.
• Cover the bottom of the mold with the sheet you just created with the dough.
• Preheat the oven to 200 ° C.

For the filling

• M ixture in the blender the condensed milk with orange juice and lemon juice.
• When you have a homogeneous mixture, add the lemon zest and the two yolks.

The assembly

• Pour the mixture over the mold.
• With the ball of dough that you have reserved, proceed to make the grid.

• Roll out the dough until you have a one centimeter thick sheet.
• Cut the foil into long strips half a centimeter wide.
• Place on the mold a series of strips separated by a centimeter from each other.
• On them, place another series of grids in the opposite direction, if you first put them lengthwise, now you must do it across, until the grid is completed.
• Seal the outer edges next to the dough inside the pan with a fork.
• Sprinkle some sugar on top.
• Take your mold to the oven and leave it for 10 minutes at 200 ° C.
• After this time, lower the temperature to 180 ° C and bake for another 25 minutes or until the rack is golden.
• You will be able to tell that the filling is ready because it will start to bubble.
• Remove the pie from the oven and let it cool completely before unmolding, otherwise it will lose its shape.
• Once cold you can proceed to consume the orange pie accompanied by some or drink, or you can reserve it in the fridge to keep it better.

Data of interest

• The butter should be in the fridge for up to a few seconds before using.
• Another use that you can give to the shortcrust is in the preparation of cookies.
• When stirring the flour with the cold butter, we want it to trap as much of the gluten from the flour as possible. Gluten provides elasticity to doughs, which is precisely why we try to isolate it.
• You can paint the grid with egg white helping you with a kitchen brush, when the pie is baked this will give it a bright and golden tone.
• Pie are very versatile desserts, so you can try them with different kinds of fillings to add variety to your culinary repertoire.

Finally, we hope that this recipe, orange pie, is to your liking and you are encouraged to prepare it at home to spoil the little ones. We are sure they will appreciate it.