Pumpkin Pie With Candied Orange Peel

Total Time: 1 hr 50 mins Preparation Time: 50 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 sour cream pie crust, rolled out to fit 9 inch pie dish (in my recipes)
• 1 egg, mixed with
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1 cup lightly packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon grated nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups pumpkin puree
• 1 tablespoon molasses
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten to blend
• 1/4 cup orange marmalade
• 2 tablespoons grand marnier or 2 tablespoons cointreau liqueur
• 2 large oranges
• 2 cups water
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 tablespoon grand marnier (or â¼ cup fresh orange juice)
• 3 tablespoons water
• 1 cup whipping cream
• 2 tablespoons icing sugar

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400 degrees f.
• 2 line pie shell with aluminum foil and fill with pie weights or dry beans.
• 3 bake until set, about 7-8 minutes.
• 4 carefully remove weights and foil, brush pastry with egg mixture and bake until golden-brown, 15-20 minutes.
• 5 for filling: position rack in center of oven and preheat to 340f.
• 6 blend sugar, spices and salt in large bowl.
• 7 whisk in pumpkin and molasses, then add cream and eggs.
• 8 stir in marmalade and liqueur.
• 9 pour filling into crust.
• 10 bake until almost set, about 55-60 minutes.
• 11 let cool atleast 2 hours.
• 12 for orange peel: remove peel from oranges in 2 inch wide strips using a vegetable peeler.
• 13 slice lengthwise into very fine julienne.
• 14 bring 2 cups water to rapid boil.
• 15 add peel and blanch 5 minutes.
• 16 drain well.
• 17 add sugar and ¼ cup water to saucepan.
• 18 cook over low heat until sugar is dissolved, swirling pan occasionally.
• 19 return peel to saucepan.
• 20 place over medium heat and boil until most of liquid is evaporated and mixture is pale golden-brown, swirling pan occasionally, about 5 minutes.
• 21 remove from heat.
• 22 gradually stir in liqueur mixture.
• 23 cool to room temperature; if orange peel crystallizes, add 2 more tblsps liquid and heat gently until liquid dissolves.
• 24 just before serving, whip cream to very soft peaks.
• 25 add sugar and continue whipping until billowy peaks form.
• 26 mound about ¾ cup whipped cream in center of pie.
• 27 sprinkle with orange peel, decoratively.
• 28 pass remaining whipped cream separately.