Fresh Cranberry Custard Pies

Recipe Ingredients

6 oz	170g	Fresh cranberries - rinsed, and
		Picked over
1 tablespoon	15ml	Orange zest
1 1/4 cups	247g / 8.7oz	Sugar - plus
2 tablespoons	30ml	Sugar
1 cup	237ml	Water
1		Salt
1		Ground cinnamon
1/4 cup	15g / 0.5oz	Cornstarch - plus
1 tablespoon	15ml	Cornstarch
1/4 cup	59ml	Fresh orange juice
3 cups	711ml	Milk
4		Eggs - separated
1 teaspoon	5ml	Vanilla extract
1 tablespoon	15ml	Butter
8		Individual pastry shells - baked until golden

Recipe Instructions

In a non-reactive, non-stick saucepan, over medium heat, combine the cranberries, zest, 1/2 cup sugar, water, salt, and cinnamon. Bring the mixture to a boil and cook for 10 minutes. Dissolve 1 tablespoon cornstarch in the orange juice. Add the mixture to the cranberries and stir to blend. Simmer another 15 minutes until the mixture is thick. Remove from the heat and cool completely. Cover and refrigerate until chilled.

In a non-stick one-quart saucepan, combine 3/4 cup sugar and 2 3/4 cups milk together. Bring the milk to boiling point and scald the milk. In a small mixing bowl, whisk the remaining milk, egg yolks, and remaining 1/4 cup cornstarch together. Whisk until smooth. Temper the egg yolk mixture into the scalded milk. Bring the mixture up to a boil and cook for about 3 minutes or until the mixture is thick, stirring constantly. Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the vanilla and butter. Pour the filling into the individual pastry shells. Cover each pie with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator. Chill the pies completely, about 2 hours.

Using an electric mixer, whip the egg whites until stiff with the remaining sugar. Spoon the cranberry mixture over each of the pies. Top each pie with the meringue. Place the pie in the oven and bake for about 4 to 6 minutes or until golden. Remove from the oven and cool.

This recipe yields 8 servings.

Source:
EMERIL LIVE with Emeril Lagasse - From the TV FOOD NETWORK - (Show # EM-1B70 broadcast 10-09-1998) - Downloaded from their Web-Site - http://www.foodtv.com

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