Bitter Lemon Pie (for 9" Pie)
Ingredients
- 2-3 thin skinned lemons sliced paper thin
- 2 1/4 cups sugar
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 cup lemon juice
Instructions
Mix the lemons and sugar and let sit for at least an hour whisk the lemon juice and eggs together Spread the lemons in the pie shell and pour egg mixture over them cover the pie with the top crust and seal the edges. make several slits in the cover and bake in a pre-heated oven at 375 for 20 minutes. Turn the temperature to 350 and continue baking for 35 minutes. (if crust starts to burn, cover edges with foil) Let cool for at least 30 minutes. CRUST 3 cups flour 2 Tbsp sugar 1/4 tsp salt 3 sticks cold butter 3 Tbsp ice water (very cold) Mix the dry ingredients. Cut in the butter. Add just enough water to hold mixture together. split into two pieces and wrap each in wax paper and place in freezer for 30 minutes. Roll each piece out (one for the crust, one for the top)
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