📋Old Fashioned Lemon Pie Recipe

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📋Old Fashioned Lemon Pie Recipe

Old Fashioned Lemon Pie is a classic dessert, with freshly squeezed lemon juice, sugar, eggs, and butter. And this lemon pie from scratch has the perfect balance of sweet and tart. It's ideal any time of the year and for any occasion, whether you're hosting a summer barbecue or a holiday dinner.

Course Dessert, Snack

Cuisine American, Canadian, North American

Keyword lemon, meringue, old fashioned, pie

Special Diet Vegetarian

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 40

Servings pieces

Calories 426kcal

Author Terri Gilson

Equipment

Ingredients

2 cups boiling water
1 whole lemon rind, grated
¾ cup white granulated sugar
⅔ cup all-purpose flour
2 egg yolks
¼ cup butter
4 tablespoon lemon juice
½ teaspoon lemon extract
1 9 inch baked pie shell
yellow food coloring (optional)

Meringue

2 egg whites
¼ cup white granulated sugar

Garnish

lemon zest
lemon twist

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

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Prep: Blind bake pie shell as per directions (generally it's 8-10 minutes on 400- 425 degrees f ( 205-218 degrees c) *You can use pie weights or simply prick the bottom of the pie shell.

Pie Filling:

Cook lemon rind with boiling water on stovetop for 10 minutes on med-high heat.
Reduce to med low heat. In a mixing bowl, mix sugar and flour;
Add boiling water, a little at a time.
Mix it together until it's fully incorporated.
Return to stove and cook, over med-low heat, until thickened, stirring constantly for . *It should be the consistency of gravy
Cover with lid and continue cooking for 20 minutes longer, without stirring, until very thick.
Beat egg yolks slightly with a fork.
Then add a little of the hot flour mixture to them. Mix well and return to heat, for 1-2 minutes
Remove from heat, whisk in butter, lemon juice and lemon extract. Cool to lukewarm before spreading into baked and cooled pie shell.
Add yellow food coloring, a little at a time, until you get the right color.
Spread into baked and cooled pie crust.
Heat oven to 350 degrees F.

Meringue

Beat egg whites until stiff, but not dry (video).
Add sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating between additions. Beat until mixture holds it shape.
Pile gently onto cooled pie filling. Spread to edge of crust. Swirl or peak for an attractive top.
Bake in oven for 8- 10 minutes or until lightly browned.