Grapefruit Pie for #SundaySupper

For this Sunday Supper we are celebrating pies!

Definition of a Pie

Before I decided on what I wanted to share, I looked at my previous pie posts and chuckled at this conversation from a few years ago when we were discussing: What makes a pie a pie?

Sensibly, my Precise Kitchen Elf said, "A pie has no frosting." True.

My Love declared, "It's the crust." Okay.

And my sweet, Enthusiastic Kitchen Elf asserted, "A pie has a crust...and is low to the ground." Huh. "You know, a cake can be tall; a pie is short."

Employing all three of those criteria - no frosting, a crust, and low to the ground - a galette can qualify as a pie. So can a tart, right?

Our host for this event is Erica from The Crumby Cupcake and she seems to embrace a loose definition of a pie, too. She wrote: "Shortcrust, puff pastry, two-crust, one-crust, crumb crusts, with all sorts of fillings from fruit or nuts, to cheese or meat. Or make vegetables the star! Break out your fancy crimping and lattice skills or make a rustic pie. Baked or non-baked, it’s all good in the pie hood!" 

All Good in the Pie Hood...

#SundaySupper Pies: Sweet & Savory Sweet As Pie

• Apple Browned Butter Tart by The Chef Next Door
• Banana Cream Pie from Recipes Food and Cooking
• Blood Orange Pie from The TipToe Fairy
• Brown Sugar Pie from Hezzi-D's Books and Cooks
• Cherry Chocolate Brownie Pie from Sew You Think You Can Cook
• Chocolate Macadamia Nut Tart from Desserts Required
• Chocolate Pudding Pie from The Bitter Side of Sweet
• Coconut Cream Pie from Family Foodie
• Easy Lemon Pie from Basic N Delicious
• Fresh Lemon Hand Pies from From Gate to Plate
• German Sweet Chocolate Cream Pie from Meal Planning Magic
• Gluten-Free Chocolate Cherry Pie from NinjaBaker
• Gluten Free Mini Irish Cream Chocolate Mousse Pies from Cupcakes & Kale Chips
• Grapefruit Pie from Culinary Adventures with Camilla
• Homemade Oatmeal Creme Pies from Pies and Plots
• Irish Cream Coffee Mud Pie from The Crumby Cupcake
• Leaf Topped Apple Pie from That Skinny Chick Can Bake
• Magic Cookie Bar Pie from Moore or Less Cooking
• Mixed Berry Hand Pies from My Imperfect Kitchen
• No Bake Blueberry Cheesecake Pie from Feeding Big and More
• No Bake Blueberry Mini Filo-Pies from Hardly A Goddess
• No-Bake Mixed Berry Cream Cheese Tart from Magnolia Days
• Orange Meringue Pie from Cindy's Recipes and Writings
• Paifala (Samoan Pineapple Half Moon Pies) from Tara’s Multicultural Table
• Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Pie from Sweet Mornings
• Perfect Manhattan Pie from The Texan New Yorker
• Pineapple Meringue Pie from A Day in the Life on the Farm
• Quick Swiss Apple Pie from Confessions of a Cooking Diva
• Raspberry Cheesecake Pudding Pie from Flour On My Face
• Strawberry Mascarpone Tart from Taste And See

Mealtime Pie

• Beef & Red Wine Pie from Wholistic Woman
• Cauliflower Cheese Pie with Grated Potato Crust from Food Lust People Love
• Chard and Parsnip Galette from Caroline’s Cooking
• Chicken Tamale Pie from Rants from my Crazy Kitchen
• Cornish Pasties from Palatable Pastime
• Homity Pie (British Potato Leek Pie) from Curious Cuisiniere
• Italian Cheesy Artichoke and Asparagus Phyllo Pie from La Bella Vita Cucina
• Italian Hand Pies from Brunch-n-Bites
• Irish Shepherd's Pie from The Freshman Cook
• Jamaican “No-Beef” Patties from What Smells So Good?
• Mini Swiss Quiches from Family Around The Table
• Mushroom Swiss Quiche from Renee’s Kitchen Adventures
• Pizza Rustica from Monica’s Table
• Salmon Pot Pie from Bobbi’s Kozy Kitchen
• Savory and Spicy Mincemeat Pie from eating in instead
• Shepherd’s Pie Hand Pies from Our Good Life
• Skillet Shepherd’s Pie from Life Tastes Good
• Spaghetti Pie from Grumpy’s Honeybunch
• Spicy Korean Cottage Pie from kimchi MOM
• Taco Hand Pies from Kitchen Gidget
• Weeknight Chicken Pot Pie from Books n' Cooks

• Plus: Baked Puerto Rican Meat Pies and More Pie Recipes from Sunday Supper Movement

Grapefruit Pie with Limoncello Crust

A few weeks ago there was another pie event for which I completely failed in getting a recipe created much less baked and posted. But there was an intriguing discussion of a grapefruit pie. I've been dreaming about it ever since. So, I decided to give that a try. I baked a grapefruit filling into a limoncello-scented crust and topped it with whipped coconut cream and fresh slices of ruby red grapefruit. Oh, and it's gluten-free for my husband. 

Here's my no frosting, crusted, low-to-the-ground Grapefruit Pie... 

Ingredients makes two 9" tarts
(or in my case two 8" tarts and a mini pie)

Crust 

• 1-1/2 C gluten-free flour
• 1/2 C coconut flour
• 1/2 C powdered sugar
• pinch of salt
• 3/4 C butter
• 2 to 3 T water
• 2 to 3 T limoncello

Filling 

• 1 (14-ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 1-1/4 C fresh squeezed grapefruit juice
• 2 large eggs
• 1 large egg yolk

Finishing 

• can of coconut milk or coconut cream, chilled overnight
• supremed organic pink grapefruit
• organic granulated sugar for sprinkling, optional

Procedure

Crust

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a large mixing bowl, mix the flour, coconut flour, powdered sugar, and salt together; rub in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse breadcrumbs. Alternatively stir in water and limoncello until the mixture forms a ball. Roll out between two pieces of parchment paper. Press gently into a tart pan. Prick crust with a fork to prevent bubbling. Bake until a light golden brown, approximately 30 minutes.

Filling
Place the prepared crusts on a baking sheet. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the sweetened condensed milk, grapefruit juice, eggs, and egg yolks.

Pour the custard into the pie crusts, leaving at least ¼" rim around the top.

Carefully place the baking sheet with the pie in the oven and bake for 25 minutes.

Let cool on a rack. While the pie cools, prepare your topping. Your coconut milk should have been chilling in the refrigerator overnight. When removing from the fridge, being careful not to shake or tip the can; you want the fat to remain separated from the liquid. 

Remove the coconut milk from the fridge. Without tipping or shaking, remove the lid. Scrape out the top, thickened cream and leave the liquid behind. You can use that for something else, so set it aside.

Place cream in your mixing bowl. Beat for with a mixer until creamy.

Spoon the whipped coconut cream on top of your cooled pie. Arrange grapefruit slices on top. And sprinkle with granulated sugar if desired. Serve immediately.

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