French Lemon Pie Recipes

FRENCH CANADIAN LEMON PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Place frozen pie shell on a baking sheet, let stand 10 minutes.
• Then, using a fork, prick bottom and side of shell in several places.
• Bake on bottom rack of oven until crust is pale golden, about 8 to 10 minutes.
• Remove shell from oven.
• Reduce oven temperature to 375°F.
• Meanwhile, finely grate 2 teaspoons peel from lemons onto a sheet of plastic wrap.
• Wrap and set aside to use for cream later.
• Squeeze 1/2 cup juice from lemons.
• In large bowl, whisk eggs.
• Gradually whisk in 3/4 Cup sugar until dissolved.
• Whisk in lemon juice, then 1/2 Cup cream until evenly mixed.
• Pour into warm pie shell.
• Bake in preheated 375 oven until centre is set when jiggled, about 25 to 30 minutes.
• Before serving, pour remaining 1/2 Cup cream into a bowl.
• Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon sugar and the reserved lemon peel.
• Beat until soft peaks will form when beaters are lifted.
• Serve pie warm, room temperature or cold.
• Slice into wedges and serve with a dollop of the lemon scented cream and garnish with some strawberries.

FRENCH-STYLE LEMON TART RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Pre-heat the oven to 350°F (180°C).
• Prepare the lemon curd by whisking the egg yolks, whole eggs, sugar, lemon juice and lemon zest over a bain marie (a large bowl placed over a pan of simmering hot water).
• Once combined, mix in the butter and whisk the mixture for about 10 minutes, until thick.
• Pour into a pre-baked tart shell.
• Bake for 6 minutes.
• Whilst the tart is baking, prepare the raspberry chantilly by whipping the raspberries, sugar, vanilla extract and cream together.
• Leave the tart to cool before dusting with icing sugar.
• Serve with the raspberry chantilly, fresh raspberries and mint for garnish.
• Enjoy!

FRENCH LEMON PIE

Steps:

• Line 9-inch pie plate with shell and flute edge.
• In medium bowl, beat eggs well.
• Add corn syrup, lemon peel and juice and melted butter.
• Combine sugar and flour and stir into egg mixture.
• Pour into unbaked pastry shell.
• Bake at 350° for 50 minutes.
• Chill.
• Top with dollops of whipped cream to serve.

EASY LEMON PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Unroll crust into a 9-in. pie plate; flute edge. Refrigerate while preparing filling., In a bowl, mix sugar and flour until blended. Whisk in eggs, corn syrup, lemon zest, lemon juice and melted butter until blended. Pour into crust., Bake on a lower oven rack until filling is golden brown and thickened, 40-45 minutes; cover edge loosely with foil during the last 15 minutes if needed to prevent overbrowning. Remove foil; cool 1 hour on a wire rack. Refrigerate, covered, 2 hours or until cold., For whipped cream, in a bowl, beat cream until it begins to thicken. Add confectioners' sugar; beat until soft peaks form. Serve pie with whipped cream.

FRENCH LEMON PIE

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees F (bottom rack).
• In a bowl, beat eggs for about 3 minutes.
• Add in corn syrup, rind and melted butter; mix to combine.
• In a small bowl, mix together flour and sugar.
• Add to the egg mixture; mix to combine well.
• Pour into unbaked prepared pie shell.
• Bake for 45-50 minutes.
• Cool to room temperature, then chill before serving.
• Just before serving, mound/spread on the whipped cream on top of the pie.

WORLD'S BEST LEMON PIE

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, combine sugar, cornstarch, flour and salt. Gradually stir in water. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat; cook and stir 2 minutes more. Remove from the heat. Gradually stir 1 cup of hot mixture into egg yolks; return all to saucepan. Bring to boil. Cook and stir for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat. Stir in the butter, lemon juice and zest until smooth. Pour into pastry shell. In a bowl, beat egg whites and salt until stiff but not dry peaks are formed. Gradually beat in sugar until soft peaks form. Spread over pie, sealing edges to pastry. Bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes or until meringue is golden. Cool. Store any leftovers in the refrigerator.