Old Fashioned Juicy Plum Pie

Directions

1. Toss plums with orange juice and zest in large bowl. Combine sugar, tapioca, flour and salt in small bowl. Add in to plums. Toss well to combine. Let stand 20 min.
2. Let crusts sit at room temperature 15 min till they can be unfolded without cracking. Chill 1 crust. Ease second crust into 9-inch deep glass pie plate.
3. Pile plums into pie plate, mounding high in center (they will cook down as pie bakes). Dot with butter. Center top crust over filling. Fold under and crimp edges. Cut air vents.
4. Place pie on baking sheet lined with foil. Place pie in 450 degree oven; immediately decrease heat to 400 degrees. Cover edges with foil if they become too brown.
5. As pie bakes, combine whipping cream and 1/2 Tbsp. sugar for glaze; brush pie with glaze halfway through baking. Bake till well-browned, 65 to 70 min.
6. Remove pie plate from baking sheet. Cold on wire rack at least 6 hrs to let juices thicken.
7. To serve, gently reheat in 300 degree oven 15 min till hot. Serve hot with ice cream.
8. This recipe yields 6 to 8 servings.