California Prune Pie

Name: California Prune Pie
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: Orange sections; Walnut halves; 1 orange, peeled and diced (⅓ c.); Baked 9" pie shell; 1 c. liquid from prunes; 2 tblsp. cornstarch; ¼ tsp. salt; ½ c. brown sugar, firmly packed; 1 c. heavy cream, whipped; 2 tblsp. granulated sugar; 2 tblsp. butter; 1 tblsp. grated orange peel

Preparation info

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Farm Journal's Complete Pie Cookbook

By Nell B. Nichols

Published 1965

About

Four-seasons pie—as tempting and rewarding in June as in January

Ingredients

Baked 9" pie shell
2 c. cooked prunes
1 orange, peeled and diced (⅓

Americas
United States
California
Pie
January
June

Method

Drain cooked prunes, reserving 1 c. liquid, pit and measure. Remove all white inner peel when peeling orange.
Combine sugar, salt and cornstarch. Add prune liquid and bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Cook until thick. Add prunes, orange, orange peel and butter; cook 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Cool.
Pour into pie shell. Refrigerate until mea