Zesty Lemon Pie

(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)

Source: Southern Living- Natalie Kelly Brown

Serves 8 people

Categories: cheesecake. tarts, cobblers, pies

Ingredients

  • 1 cup graham cracker crumbs
  • 3 Tbsp. powdered sugar
  • 3 Tbsp. butter, melted
  • 6 egg yolks
  • 2 (14 oz.) cans sweetened condensed milk
  • 1 cup fresh lemon juice
  • 1 cup whipping cream
  • 2 Tbsp. powdered sugar
  • Garnishes: lemon slices, fresh mint leaves

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Stir together

  2. first 2 ingredients; add butter, stirring until blended. Press mixture on bottom and up sides of a 9-inch deep-dish pie plate. Bake 10 minutes. Let cool completely on a wire rack 9about 30 minutes).

  3. Whisk together egg yolks, sweetened condensed milk, and lemon juice. Pour into prepared crust.
  4. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes. let cool completely on a wire rack (about 1 hour). Cover and chill 4 hours.
  5. Beat whipping cream at high speed with an electric mixer until foamy; gradually add powdered sugar, beating until soft peaks form; dollop over chilled pie. Garnish, if desired.

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