Name: Lemon Luscious Pie
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 1 9inch pie
Ingredients: 1 9 in.baked pastry shell; 1 cup sugar; 3 tablespoons cornstarch; 1 tablespoon lemon, rind of, grated; 1/4 cup butter, melted; 1/4 cup lemon juice; 1 cup milk; 3 egg yolks, slightly beaten; 1 cup sour cream

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This recipe comes from a 1980's Pillsbury Bake-Off Dessert Cookbook. Cook time does not include the time to refrigerate the pie.

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ingredients

1 9 in.baked pastry shell
1 cup sugar
3 tablespoons cornstarch
1 tablespoon lemon, rind of, grated
¹⁄₄ cup butter, melted
¹⁄₄ cup lemon juice
1 cup milk
3 egg yolks, slightly beaten
1 cup sour cream

directions

In a medium saucepan, combine sugar, cornstarch, lemon peel, butter, lemon juice, milk, and egg yolks.
Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thick.
Cover and cool.
Fold in sour cream; pour into baked pie shell.
Chill in the refrigerator at least 2 hours.
Top with whipped cream and lemon slice curls.

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question by Dena H.

5/30/2018

can this pie be frozen?

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review by Maggie Cooks

4/10/2009

This is absolutely wonderful. Lemon and luscious, just as the name advertises. My family likes the lemon taste to be a little more lemony, so I added an extra tablespoon of lemon juice and cut the sugar back to 3/4 cup. Otherwise, outstanding!

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creation by Caryn

8/26/2002

This recipe comes from a 1980's Pillsbury Bake-Off Dessert Cookbook. Cook time does not include the time to refrigerate the pie.