Lemon-Strawberry Pie

• Ready In: 56 hrs 30 mins
• Serves: 8

Ingredients

• The crust

• 1 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2  tablespoons sugar
• 1⁄3 cup  oil
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 3  tablespoons milk

• lemon filling

• 1  cup sugar
• 2  tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2  tablespoons  freshly grated lemons, rind of
• 1  tablespoon butter or 1  tablespoon margarine, melted
• 1  cup milk
• 3  large eggs (yolks and whites separated)
• 1  pint  ripe strawberry, reserve 5-6 whole and slice the rest
• 1⁄4 cup  seedless raspberry jam or 1⁄4 cup  strawberry jam, melted
•  mint sprig (for garnishing)

Directions

1. Heat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenhit.
2. In the meantime, keep a 9" pie plate ready.
3. For making the crust, mix flour, sugar and salt together in a large bowl.
4. Add oil and milk.
5. Stir till you have a crumbly mixture.
6. Scatter the mixture evenly in an ungreased pie plate.
7. Press edge into a plain rim.
8. For the lemon filling, mix sugar, flour and lemon peel in a large bowl.
9. Whisk in egg yolks, lemon juice, butter and milk until well blended.
10. Beat egg whites in a large bowl until stiff peaks form when the beaters are lifted.
11. Fold into lemon mixture and pour into crust.
12. Bake for 35-40 minutes till the top is golden in colour.
13. Cool completely on a wire rack.
14. Cover and refrigerate for 2 days.
15. Upto 8 hours before serving- Arrange sliced berries on the pie beginning at the outer edge and leaving a 2 1/2" circle empty in the center.
16. Fill the circle with reserved whole berries.
17. Brush sliced and whole berries with the melted jam.
18. Refrigerate until serving.
19. Garnish with mint sprigs.