Slice Lemon Pie Recipes

SHAKER LEMON PIE

Steps:

• Slice the lemons and combine in a large bowl with the 2 cups sugar. Let stand for at least 4 hours, preferably overnight.
• Add the beaten eggs and mix well. Pour into an unbaked 9 inch piecrust and cover with a top crust.
• Brush the top with milk and sprinkle granulated sugar on top.
• Bake at 450 degrees F (230 degrees C) for 15 minutes, then reduce heat to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) and bake for an additional 20 to 25 minutes, or until a knife inserted into the pie comes out clean.

GRANDMA'S LEMON MERINGUE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• To Make Lemon Filling: In a medium saucepan, whisk together 1 cup sugar, flour, cornstarch, and salt. Stir in water, lemon juice and lemon zest. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring frequently, until mixture comes to a boil. Stir in butter. Place egg yolks in a small bowl and gradually whisk in 1/2 cup of hot sugar mixture. Whisk egg yolk mixture back into remaining sugar mixture. Bring to a boil and continue to cook while stirring constantly until thick. Remove from heat. Pour filling into baked pastry shell.
• To Make Meringue: In a large glass or metal bowl, whip egg whites until foamy. Add sugar gradually, and continue to whip until stiff peaks form. Spread meringue over pie, sealing the edges at the crust.
• Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes, or until meringue is golden brown.

SLICE OF LEMON PIE II

Steps:

• Combine sugar, flour, and salt.
• Cream in the butter.
• Beat in the eggs one at a time until mixture is smooth.
• Add lemon zest, lemon slices, and water.
• Pour into unbaked pie crust and cover with a top crust.
• Bake at 400 degrees F for about 35 minutes, until crust is golden brown.
• Let cool.

SLICE OF LEMON PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Press one of the pie crusts into a pie pan.
• Combine the 1 1/4 cups sugar, flour and salt in a mixing bowl.
• Cream the butter into the sugar mixture gradually, mixing thoroughly.
• Reserve 1 teaspoon of egg white and set aside.
• Beat the eggs well and add to the sugar mixture, blending until smooth.
• Grate 1 teaspoon of rind from the lemon.
• Then peel the lemon and slice into paper thin slices, removing all seeds as you go.
• Add the grated lemon rind and the water to the egg/sugar mixture and blend thoroughly.
• Gently mix in the lemon slices to the pie filling, and pour the filling into the pie crust.
• Top with the second pie crust, and fold the edges of the top crust under the edge of the lower crust.
• Seal and flute the edge.
• Cut 3 or 4 small slits in the top crust to allow steam to escape.
• Brush the top with the reserved egg white, avoiding the slits.
• Sprinkle the top with the sugar and cinnamon.
• Bake at 400 degrees for 30 to 35 minutes until the top is a luscious golden brown.

SHAKER STYLE SLICED LEMON PIE

Steps:

• Slice lemons, with rind still on, as thinly as possible, preferably paper thin; place in a bowl. Add 2 cups sugar and let stand, stirring occasionally, until sugar is well absorbed, at least 2 hours, but overnight is best.
• Roll out pastry to line pie plate. Beat eggs well; add nutmeg, if using. Arrange layers of lemon slices and their juice over the unbaked pastry, sprinkling each with extra sugar as you go. Pour egg mixture over all.
• Roll out remaining pastry and place over filling crimping edges. Cut vents in center. Paint crust with milk and sprinkle with sugar. Bake at 450F for 10 minutes. Reduce heat and to 350F and bake 35 minutes more, or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean. Chill before serving.