Panamanian Papaya Pie Recipes

PANAMANIAN PAPAYA PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Mix wafer crumbs and butter; press onto bottom and up side of 9-inch pie plate. Bake 10 min.; cool completely.
• Spread 1-1/2 cups papayas onto bottom of crust. Reserve remaining papayas for garnish. Beat milk and egg yolks with whisk until blended. Gradually beat in lemon juice. (Mixture will curdle slightly.) Pour into crust.
• Bake 20 min. or until center is set. Cool completely. Top with COOL WHIP and remaining papayas just before serving.

PAPAYA PIE

Steps:

• Cut fruit meat from skin; cut fruit into chunks. Add sugars, let set 10 to 15 minutes.
• Place sugared fruit in a pot large enough to handle, cook over medium heat until fruit is tender and is easily broken into smaller pieces, about 30 minutes. Stir occassionally, to keep papaya from sticking. Add spices about halfway through the cooking process.
• When papaya is cooked, allow to cool about 15 minutes, add the beaten eggs and place in the pie shell.
• Bake at 350F for about 45 minutes.

PAPAYA PIE

Steps:

• Peel papayas, cut in half lengthwise, and discard seeds. Cut papayas lengthwise into 2- to 3-inch-wide slices, then cut crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick strips. Measure 8 cups of fruit; reserve extra for other uses.
• In a large bowl, mix sugar, cornstarch, coriander, cardamom, nutmeg, and lemon peel. Add papayas and lemon juice, and mix.
• Unfold 1 pastry round and ease into a 9-inch pie pan. Fill pastry with fruit mixture.
• Unfold remaining pastry on a lightly floured board and roll into a 13-inch-wide round.
• Center round over fruit. Pinch pastry at rim to seal, then fold edge under itself, flush with pan rim, and pinch to flute. Slash pastry top decoratively. Set pie on a foil-lined baking sheet.
• Bake on the bottom rack of a 375° oven until juices bubble near center, 1 hour and 10 minutes to 1 hour and 20 minutes (55 to 65 minutes in a convection oven). If pastry edges get too dark, cover loosely with foil. Cool at least 1 hour. Cut into wedges.

SPICED PAPAYA PIE WITH GRAHAM CRACKER CRUST

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Preheat oven to 350 F.
• Whisk together brown sugar and white sugar. Add papayas and toss to coat. Allow mixture to rest for 10 minutes.
• Place papayas with its juices in a heavy saucepan. Simmer 10 minutes.
• After​ the first 10 minutes, stir in cinnamon , nutmeg , allspice , and salt.
• Continue to cook papaya and spices for another 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until fruit is softened but not falling apart.
• Remove papaya mixture from the heat and let cool until lukewarm.
• Once cooled, stir in beaten egg with a large fork until well combined, taking care to leave the fruit in chunks.
• Pour papaya filling into pie crust. Bake for about 45 minutes.
• Allow ​the pie to cool before serving.
• Enjoy.