Ruthie's Lemon Pie
Ruthie's Lemon Pie

Ruthie's Lemon Pie

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July 21, 2017 Pies, Carol's Cupboard
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At Christmas this year, my sister-in-law, Carol made the pies.  She has shared her mom's Lemon Cream Pie recipe.  "My mom's pie had meringue on top made from the whites of the 3 egg yolks.  Many recipes today suggest whipped cream.  All sound yummy.  For the crust I use the Pillsbury and roll it out a little. Use a small pie tin as this is not a big pie. Doubling recipes doesn't work for me. I just prick the crust with a fork several times, then pre-bake the crust. I don't think Meyer lemons are good for this...not enough acidity and didn't set up right.  My mom's recipe said, 'do not cool in front of a drafty window'." So

Ruthie's Lemon Pie

Ingredients

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  • 1 can Eagle Brand Sweetened Condensed Milk or any brand as long as it is 13 1/2 to 14 oz can.
  • 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice (about 3 lemons)
  • 3 egg yolks (save whites for meringue)
  • Optional some recipes use the zest of the lemon in this pie also.Â
  • Pre-bake the pie crust and cool
  • Mix filling together
  • Pour filling into baked crust
  • Make meringue (sometimes I add an extra white for more volume).Â
  • Put the meringue on top making fancy little doodles, peaks and valleys
  • Put the pie the oven 325 degrees to brown the peaks of the meringue.
  • Chill until ready to serve.
  • The meringue can be tricky so I won’t give details other than
  • Make sure bowl is dry…copper bowl is best
  • Do not let any yolk or water get into the whites
  • You can whisk or use electric beaters
  • Add cream of tartar to get more volume
  • Use powdered sugar, regular sugar or vanilla to flavor and/or sweeten
  • To make this pretty, you can make the pie in cupcake pan lined with parchment so each person for dinner has an individual pie.   They are so cute!

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