Lemon Pie Recipe
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Ingredients: PIE FILLING:
2/3 cup sugar
5 eggs separated
Additional sugar for egg white
Juice of one lemon, with rind grated
PIE CRUST:
1/4 c. flour
1/2 tsp. salt
1/3 cup crisco shortening
3 T. cold water
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Directions:PIE CRUST:
Preheat oven to 425. Sift flour and salt together (or mix). Mix in crisco with pastry blender or knives until mixture looks like meal. Sprinkle water one tablespoon at a time over mixture and work into dough. Roll out 1/8 inch thick and put into 9 inch pie pan. Crimp edges. Cover pie crust with foil (press down over pie crust bottom and sides) and bake for 5 minutes. Remove foil and bake another five minutes until brown. Remove from oven and cool while preparing filling.
PIE FILLING:
Preheat oven to 350. Combine sugar and yolk of five eggs, juice and rind of lemon and mix together and cook in double boiler until thick. Beat egg whites until they form peaks. Add half egg whites to cooled egg yolk mixture. Beat remaining egg whites, adding 5 tablespoons of sugar gradually. Pour filling into cooled pie shell. Top with egg white meringue and brown in 350º oven for about 15 minutes. |
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Number Of
Servings:6 to 8 |
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Preparation
Time:45 minutes |
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Notes: Sounds like a lot of work, but makes a delicious pie.
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