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Orange Cream Pie

Recipe - Pies 010
Orange Cream Pie

Submitted by : William Uncle Bill Anatooskin
Location: Burnaby, B.C. Canada

PIE CRUST:
3/4 cup crushed vanilla wafers or wafer crumbs
3/4 cup crushed graham wafers or wafer crumbs
1/2 cup finely chopped pecans
1/4 cup margarine
no-stick cooking spray
1 Tbsp. all-purpose flour

FILLING:
2 3/4 oz. packet of orange jelly powder
1 cup boiling water
1/2 cup cold water
1/2 cup frozen orange juice concentrate
1 tsp. lemon juice

FILLING: (continued)
1/2 tsp. orange extract
1/2 cup whipping cream
1/2 tsp. orange extract
4 Tbsp. powdered sugar

TOPPING:
1/2 cup whipping cream
1/2 tsp. orange extract
3 Tbsp. powdered sugar
1/2 cup canned orange segments, (1 small can) drained
2 Tbsp. grated sweet chocolate (optional)

PIE CRUST:
In a medium-size mixing bowl, combine crushed vanilla wafers, crushed graham wafers and finely chopped pecans; mix well. Add margarine to mixture and blend using a pastry blenderor a fork until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.Preheat oven to 350 F.Prepare a 9" pie dish by lightly spraying with a no-stick cooking spray, then dust lightly with1 tablespoon of flour. Shake excess flour off pie dish. (The spray and flour will prevent theshell from sticking to the pie dish.) Spoon wafer mixture into pie dish; press evenly to bottomand sides using a rounded soup spoon. Bake in preheated 350 F oven for 10 minutes.Remove from oven and let cool.

FILLING:
In a medium-size mixing bowl, dissolve orange jelly powder in 1 cup of boiling water. Add 1/2 cup cold water, stir and let cool for about 15 minutes. Add concentrated ornage juice, lemon juice and orange extract and stir well to mix. Place in the freezer compartment for about 20 minutes or until partially starting to set. Remove from freezer and break up the jelly mixture by mixing with a fork. In a small bowl or a 2 cup measure, add whipping cream and beat, using an electric mixer until slightly thickened; add 1/2 teaspoon of orange extract and gradually add powdered sugar, beating until thickened. Add whipped cream to the broken jelly and fold in; (do not beat). Pour mixture into the cooled pie shell. Set pie in the freezer compartment of the refrigerator for about 1 hour or until pie filling is set and firm.

TOPPING:
In a mixing bowl or a 2 cup measure, add 1/2 cup whipping cream and beat using an electric mixer until slightly thickened. Add 1/2 teaspoon orange extract and gradually add powdered sugar and continue beating until thickened. Before serving pie, spread whipping cream over entire top of pie. Place, and arrange orange segments on top of whipped cream; create a pattern if desired. Sprinkle with grated sweetened chocolate.

Serve pie chilled, not frozen.
An excellent dessert on a warm day or at any time.