lemon pie

By MauiDreaming

not a meringue pie, but just as tasty

Ingredients

• for crust:
• 1 +1/4 cups flour
• 1/4 cup cold butter, in pieces
• 2 Tbsp. sugar
• 2 Tbsp. ice cold water
• 2 Tbsp. white vinegar
• for filling:
• 2 large eggs plus 1 egg white
• 3/4 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup lemon juice
• zest of 2 lemons
• 1/2 cup whipping cream
• icing sugar for garnish

Details

Servings 1

Preparation

Step 1

preheat oven to 375F
for crust:
cut in together flour, butter and sugar to a coarse crumbly texture. add water and vinegar and blend until it just holds together. turn into a 9-inch pie plate and press evenly on bottom and sides. refriderate 15 minutes, prick with fork, line with parchment paper and fill with dried beans, bake 20 minutes remove beans and paper, bake another 10 minutes until just golden, cool completely
reduce oven to 350F
for filling:
beat eggs and egg white with sugar on low speed, until thick and creamy. slowly add lemon juice, then rind and whipping cream, blend well. pour into cooled pie shell. bake on a baking sheet for 25-30 minutes. filling may be wobbly in the center. cool completely and serve with a dusting of icing sugar.