Citrus chiffon pie

6 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
1eachEnvelope unflavored gelatin
½cupSugar
1xDash salt
4eachesEgg yolks
½cupLemon juice
½cupOrange juice
¼cupWater
½teaspoonLemon peel, grated
½teaspoonOrange peel, grated
4eachesEgg whites
cupSugar
1each9-in baked pastry shell

Directions

Thoroughly mix gelatin, ½ cup sugar, and salt in saucepan. Beat together egg yolks, fruit juices, and water; stir into gelatin mixture. Cook and stir over medium heat just till mixture comes to boiling.

Remove from heat; stir in peels. Chill, stirring occasionally, till mixture mounds slightly when dropped from a spoon. Beat egg whites till soft peaks form. Gradually add ⅓ cup sugar, beating to stiff peaks; fold in gelatin mixture. Pile into cooled baked pastry shell.

Chill till firm. Trim with whipped cream and thin orange slices cut in fourths. Source: Better Homes & Gardens Dessert Cookbook.