Orange pie 

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RECIPE STEPS

1. Shortbread dough

INGREDIENTS
  • 500g of flour 
  • 325g of softened butter 
  • 75g of icing sugar 
  • 50g of egg yolks (2 large yolks) 
  • 5g of salt 
  • A little vanilla 
STEPS

Mix all the ingredients until you obtain a smooth dough. Let it stand in the fridge. Roll out the dough with a rolling pin and place it on the base of a pie plate (or buttered pastry ring). Then, bake it in the oven for 12 minutes at 220°C. 

2. Orange cream

INGREDIENTS
  •  ½ liter of orange juice
  • 70g of sugar 
  • 100g of egg yolks 
  • 125g of butter 
  • 20g of cornstarch 
STEPS

Boil the orange juice and pour over the sugar mixed with the yolks and cornstarch, while beating continuously. Boil the mixture for 2 minutes, without stopping to beat. Once the mixture reaches 45°C, add the diced butter and mix until it is creamy. Roll out on a baking tray and let it cool. 

3. Meringue

INGREDIENTS
  • 100g of egg white
  • 200g of sugar
STEPS

Mix the egg whites with the sugar, bake at 70°C and beat the mixture vigorously (with an electric mixer) until you obtain a nice consistency. 

4. Orange decoration

INGREDIENTS
STEPS

 Peel the two oranges (normal and blood oranges) and use a knife to remove the quarters (entirely peel the oranges). 

5. Caramelized hazelnut

INGREDIENTS
  • 150g of hazelnuts
  • 100g of sugar
STEPS

 In a saucepan, heat the sugar until it forms a caramel. Add the warm hazelnuts (oven) and mix thoroughly. Place the mixture on a non-stick surface. 

6. Assembly

INGREDIENTS
STEPS

Fill the pie with the orange cream. 

Sprinkle some of the caramelized hazelnuts in small pieces over the orange cream. You can also replace the hazelnuts with caramelized or crunchy almonds. 

Decorate with the meringue (as shown in the photo of the recipe). 

Use the grill or blowtorch to obtain a flambé finish on the meringue. 

Add the orange and blood orange quarters. Put the caramelized hazelnuts in the middle. 

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