Recipe For Preparing Grapefruit Cheese Pie With Rye Bread Pie Crust

Rye bread pie is a starter dish that suits almost all main course meals. Since its easy to prepare pie, you can even use this item as a starter in an instantly arranged kitty party or a family gathering. Here is a recipe to make grapefruit cheese pie with rye bread pie crust.


The ingredients for the crust of the rye bread pie are:

• Unbleached all-purpose flour (one and a half cups)
• 2/3 cup of rye flour
• 3/4 tsp salt
• 16 tbsp cold unsalted butter
• 1 tbsp natural cane sugar
• 1 egg yolk
• 1/2 tbsp vanilla extract
• 3 to 6 tsp ice water
• Preparation of rye bread pie crust

Firstly you need to take a medium-sized bowl and mix well the ingredients such as all-purpose flour, rye flour, salt and cane sugar. Then, add butter to the mixture and beat well (let small lumps remain). Then, you need to add the vanilla extract to this mixture. After that, sprinkle one tablespoon of cold water slowly and stir the mixture (until the dough becomes sticky). Then, you can divide this dough into halves, wrap it with a plastic cover and refrigerate it for an hour. Once it is chilled, you can transfer it to a pie plate. Then fold the eggs. In order to avoid sagging, prebake the crust to 400 F for a period of 15 minutes. Then, brush the crust using egg yolk and again bake it at 350 F for five minutes.
Ingredients for the rye bread pie filling
2 egg yolks and 3 egg whites
2 grapefruits
Half a cup of heavy cream
3/4 tsp salt
One cup of natural cane sugar
4 tbsp unsalted butter (melted)
2 tsp cornmeal (keep some extra for sprinkling)
3 tbsp all-purpose flour

Preparation for the filling of the rye bread pie

For the filling of the rye bread pie, you can use the grated zest of one grapefruit. Make juice out of the remaining grapefruit by peeling it and preserve the segments and juice separately. Whisk the zest and salt into this juice. Also whisk the whites and yolks of the egg until it become creamy in color. Then, you need to stir the grapefruit juice and pour the filling into the pie crust. Now, carefully arrange the grapefruit segments in the custard. The next step is to bake the pie. Transfer it into the oven and bake it at 350 F for 30-45 minutes or till the top becomes brown in color. Now, leave the rye bread pie for 20 minutes for cooling and then serve it.

No one would have the same preferences when it comes to tastes. Some people would prefer starters that are a little saltier and some prefer sweeter deserts. So, following the recipe 100% is not manadatory. You can make small changes in the recipe to suit your taste and make the dish yummy.