Orange Blossom Honey Custard Pie Recipe

Ingredients

• 250 g all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon fine salt
• 140 g cold unsalted butter, cubed
• 3 to 4 tablespoons ice water
• 4 large eggs
• 120 g orange blossom honey, divided
• 300 ml heavy cream
• 120 ml whole milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• Finely grated zest of 1 orange
• 1/4 teaspoon orange blossom water
• 40 g sesame seeds
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda

Method

1. 1

   Mix the flour and salt, then rub in the butter until pea-size pieces remain. Add enough ice water to bring the dough together. Flatten, wrap, and chill for 30 minutes.

2. 2

   Roll the dough and line a 23 cm pie pan. Chill for 20 minutes. Heat the oven to 190 C, or 170 C fan.

3. 3

   Line the shell with baking paper and weights. Bake for 18 minutes, remove the weights, and bake for 8 minutes more. Lower the oven to 160 C, or 145 C fan.

4. 4

   Whisk the eggs with 90 g honey. Whisk in the cream, milk, vanilla, orange zest, and orange blossom water. Pour into the shell.

5. 5

   Bake for 27 to 32 minutes, until the edge is set and the center still trembles slightly. Cool completely.

6. 6

   Heat the remaining honey in a small pan until bubbling and amber, stir in the sesame and baking soda, then spread thinly on baking paper. Cool, break into shards, and arrange on the pie just before serving.