Belizeans Favourite Foods/Erleen Godfrey

CHO-CHO Pie
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INGREDIENTS:
use recipe for short crust pastry for pie shell 3-4 large chochos (thinly sliced) 1 cup brown sugar 225g
4 tbsps water (1/4 cup) 50ml 4-6 cloves pinch of salt
4 spice seeds 2 tbsps lime juice 30ml 1 tblsp cornstarch (mixed with 2 tblsps water) 30ml
1 tblsp butter or margarine 15ml 1 tsp vanilla



1 Use short crust pastry (see recipe).
2 Line a 9" pie tin (23cm).
3 Wash, pare and slice chochos.
4 Put in saucepan with water, cloves, salt, sugar, water and other seasonings (except lime juice).
5 Bring to boil, then lower heat to make food simmer.
6 Cook for about 12-15 minutes.
7 Add lime juice, cornstarch paste, and simmer for another 5 minutes. Put to cool.
8 Pour mixture into unbaked pie tins. Remove spice seeds and cloves.
9 Cover with strips of left-over dough in a lattice fashion, or use crumb topping. Bake at 450 degrees F/225 degrees C for 10-15 minutes. Then reduce temperatue to 350 degrees F/180 degrees C until crust is brown all over and ChoCho is set firm.

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