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blood orange pie

Sarah Kieffer — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 01:51:00 +0000

So, I’m on this blood orange kick. I keep buying bags of them, cutting them open one by one, just to see their pretty purple pieces stare back at me. I’ve eaten so many, hoping for inspiration, something new I can make with them. And then the idea came one afternoon, as I was scrubbing purple juice off my hands: blood orange pie. I am crazy about key lime pie – could I just trade some orange juice and zest and make some sassy dessert? Yes, yes I could. And when I took my first bite, my mind immediately went to humid summer evenings, where my sister and I were tucked downstairs in the only corner of our house that was cool. There, stashed in the freezer, was a box of orange dreamsicles; our perfect summer treat. We would eat them slowly, the cold ice cream helping us momentarily forget our friend’s air conditioned homes where sleep came easy. Blood Orange Pie This recipe is adapted from America’s Test Kitchen’s recipe for Key Lime Pie. I tweaked it a bit – added vanilla and, of course, blood oranges. You could use regular oranges as well, if you can’t find […]

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no-churn blood orange ice cream

Sarah Kieffer — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:24:00 +0000

One bite of this blood orange ice cream, and my mind immediately goes to humid summer evenings when I was young. My sister, brother, and I would tuck ourselves downstairs in the only corner of our house that was cool. There, stashed in the freezer, was a box of orange Creamsicles ice cream bars, our summer treat of choice. We would eat them slowly, the cold pops helping us momentarily forget the July sun and our friends’ air-conditioned homes were sleep came easy. This no-churn ice cream is infused with blood orange juice, which is slightly more bitter than that regular oranges. But the bitter note offsets the sweetened condensed milk nicely. And no ice cream maker is needed to make! Heavy cream is simply whipped until stiff peaks appear, and combines with the sweetened condensed milk to make a delightful ice cream.

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Blood Orange Loaf Cake

Sarah Kieffer — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:13:00 +0000

I’m sort of obsessed with blood oranges, as you may have guessed after seeing my Olive Oil Sugar Cookies with Blood Orange Icing. As I am immersed in gray winter days, the shock of bright purple segments hiding under that rusty orange peel brings light and warmth into our little home. This loaf cake is the perfect vessel for these oranges. It’s crammed full of zest, has a tender crumb, and is brushed with a blood orange glaze. The oil keeps the loaf light and moist, and the orange flavor is perfectly sweet-tart. There is some sun in this snow country after all. This recipe is adapted from my first book, The Vanilla Bean Baking Book, it is a variation of the Lemon Bread on page 96. I like to use regular orange juice in the bread base, and blood orange juice in the icing so it turns a pretty pink shade, but you can mix and match as you see fit. More Blood Orange Recipes:

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