Gingered Citrus Shaker Pie

Total Time: 9 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 9 hrs Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lemon, meyer preferred
• 2 oranges, clementine preferred
• 10 key limes
• 1 1/2 cups turbinado sugar or 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon ginger paste, sweetened (or 2 t for a stronger flavor)
• 4 eggs
• 1 double crust pie crust

Recipe

• 1 slice all the fruit as thin as possible, removing any seeds.
• 2 add the ginger paste (i use 2t gourmet garden ginger spice blend).
• 3 add the sugar.
• 4 allow to sit and blend for several hours, preferably overnight, stirring occasionally.
• 5 preheat the oven to 400.
• 6 beat the eggs well, until light and frothy.
• 7 blend the eggs into the sugar-fruit mixture.
• 8 prepare the crust and place the bottom in the pie pan.
• 9 pour the filling mixture into the pan. it will be soupy.
• 10 make slits in the top pie crust and seal together with the bottom.
• 11 lightly brush with water and sprinkle with sugar.
• 12 cover the edges with a pie crust shield or aluminum foil.
• 13 bake for 30 minutes, or until the crust has a nice golden color.
• 14 remove from the oven and allow to cool completely before slicing. i think this pie tastes better the longer it sits: it's a great 2nd-day pie.
• 15 preparation time includes minimum time for the fruit-sugar blend to macerate.
• 16 to make your own sweet ginger paste:.
• 17 grate 1-2 t ginger
• 18 add 1/2 t sugar or honey.
• 19 mash and blend together. add a few drops of citrus juice to assist in creating a paste.