Pie de limón
aka: LEMON PIE

Pie Crust

Ingredients

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2 Sticks of Butter (softened to room temperature)

1/2 Cups of Powdered Sugar or (1/4 Granulated Sugar)

2 Cups of All Purpose Flour

 

Directions

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1. Preheat oven to 375º F.

2. Prepare your pie tin by greasing it with butter and powdering it in flour. This will ensure your pie easily breaks free from the tin.

3. Cream together softened butter and powdered sugar in a bowl using hands or a mixer.

4. Add in flour until dough is smooth.

5. Spread the dough out into the greased pan. Be sure to spread it out evenly and about 1/4” thickness throughout the pan. You can always eat the excess dough raw (no eggs!) or make a small second pie.

6. Bake the pie crust until there is a light golden brown across the surface of it, which is about 15-20 minutes.

7. Prepare your filling while the crust is baking.

8. Remove the pie from the oven and gently pour in the pie filling.

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Pie Filling

Ingredients

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1 Can of Sweetened Condensed Milk

3 Large Eggs

1/2 Cup of Lemon

 

Directions:

1. Crack eggs, separating egg whites and yolks into two separate mixing bowls.

2. In the first mixing bowl, whip the egg whites into a soft meringue, where peaks form and fall.

3. In a separate bowl, beat the egg yolks with lemon juice and the can of sweetened condensed milk.

4. Once both mixtures are prepared, very carefully fold the egg white meringue into the egg yolk mixture. You want this filling softly combined while maintaining the air of the whipped egg whites.

5. Pour the filling into the pie crust.

6. Bake again at 350º for 5 minutes, until the filling has a stiff jiggle when softly shaking the pie. You want the meringue to set just enough to cook the eggs. If you overcook the pie, the filling will be very dry and your crust may burn.

7. Remove the pie from the oven and let it cook completely before serving. Be sure to refrigerate the pie after baking. Jackie and Karli prefer to serve the pie a day later.