Blood Orange Almond Pie

Ingredients

For 8 servings

• 240 g almond flour
• 115 g unsalted butter, melted
• 50 g sugar
• 8 g cornflour
• 3 g salt
• 5 piece blood oranges, juiced and zested
• 150 g sugar, for the curd
• 3 piece eggs
• 1 piece egg yolk
• 57 g unsalted butter, diced
• Whipped cream or meringue, to top

Method

1. 1

   Heat the oven to 175°C. Mix the almond flour, melted butter, sugar, cornflour and salt and press into a 23 cm pie dish.

2. 2

   Bake for 10 minutes, until golden; cool.

3. 3

   Whisk the blood orange juice and zest, sugar, eggs and yolk until smooth.

4. 4

   Cook gently over low heat, stirring constantly, until thickened enough to coat a spoon.

5. 5

   Off the heat, stir in the diced butter until melted and glossy.

6. 6

   Pour the curd into the crust, cool, then chill 2–3 hours until set, and top with whipped cream or meringue.