Florida Pie

So the second pie in my year long journey is called a Florida Pie.  I have never had a Florida pie before but I must say it looks fabulous.  It was pretty easy to make but you have to really watch the custard while cooking because it firms up very fast.  The recipe is from Taste of HOme Best-Loved Pies page 11.

I always like to gather my ingredients so everything is ready.  I also need to remember to read through the recipe before I begin.  I didn't realize until after the custard was finished cooking that you need to add the oranges right away.  I was still chopping the oranges long after the custard was cooked.

The recipe calls for two large oranges but my store only had smaller ones so I used three.  Also since I had some crust left over from Thanksgiving I went ahead and used a store bought crust.  The box said to bake the crust on 450 for about 10 minutes.  Here is a before picture and after picture of the crust.  You can also see the custard in the second picture.

Once you complete the custard just pour into the pre-baked crust.  Then I made the meringue.  I have found in the past I am not very good at making meringue but it was worth a shot.  I won't win any awards on presentation but you can see from the pictures my final product.  The first is the pie without meringue the second is after baking.

Again after it cools we will try a piece and let you know the results.  If you would like the full recipe please comment below and I will email it to you.

2 down 50 to go - Next weeks pie is Almond Cream which is going to be an attemp at one of Jason's favorite childhood pies.