Amish Lemon Pie Recipes

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.

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.

AMISH LEMON PIE

Steps:

• Combine pie filling mix, gelatin, sugar, 1/4 cup water and lemon juice in saucepan.
• Blend in egg yolks, and add remaining water.
• Cook and stir over medium heat.add lemon rind and butter.
• Beat egg whites till peaks form.gradually fold into hot pie filling.
• cover with waxed paper, chill --
• Blend cool whip into chilled pie filling.
• Pour into pie shell.
• Garnish with remaining topping and lemon slices if desired -- .

AMISH SUNNY LEMON PIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425*.
• Roll out the pastry and line 2 9" pie pans.Prick the pie shells all over with a fork.
• Bake for 3 minutes.
• Prick again and pat the pastry up the sides of the pan with the back of a fork if it is slipping.
• .bake 2 minutes longer, then remove from the oven to cool.
• Meanwhile, prepare the filling. Slowly beat together the eggs, lemon juice, orange juice, sugar, cream, vanilla and lemon zest and salt until the mixture is combined but no bubbles or froth has formed.
• Pour the mixture into the baked shells and bake 30-35 minutes, or until the filling is deep golden on top.
• cool thoroughly on a rack before serving.