Fresh Pomegranate Pie

Total Time: 2 hrs 5 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 4 -5 cups yellow skinned pomegranate seeds
• 2 cups pomegranate juice
• 1/4 cup cornstarch (i have used up to 1/3 of a cup)
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 pre-baked 9 inch pie shell, i made a tart pastry rather than just using a regular pie crust.

Recipe

• 1 deseed the yellow pomegranates and put into a large enough bowl to allow folding.
• 2 make sure to remove any of the membrane as it is very bitter.
• 3 this step is the most time consuming step but it's worth it.
• 4 juice the red pomegranats by cutting them in half and using a citrus juicer, this is messy so make sure do it some place easy to clean and either wear old clothes or an apron.
• 5 you want to end up with 2 cups of juice.
• 6 mix the corn starch into the sugar and add to the pomegranate juice cook over a medium heat until it is thickened.
• 7 this makes a glaze like for a strawberry or blueberry pie.
• 8 cool the mixture and fold into the bowl of seeds folding gently so as not to break the seeds.
• 9 if you bruise the seeds it will make the glaze runny and the filling will not stick together.
• 10 pour glazed seed mixture into the pie or tart shell.
• 11 you can serve immediately or refrigerate for a while.
• 12 top with whipped cream and enjoy.