Lemon Lavender Pie Recipes

LEMON-LAVENDER PIE

Steps:

• Grate the zest of 2 large lemons; thinly slice the fruit into rounds. Discard seeds. Toss the zest and slices with 3/4 teaspoon dried lavender, 1/4 teaspoon salt and 2 cups sugar. Cover for 24 hours. The next day, beat 4 eggs and 4 tablespoons melted butter; stir into the filling. Pour into pie shell.
• Perfect All-Butter Piecrust
• Pulse 3 1/2 cups flour, 1/4 cup sugar and 1 teaspoon salt in a food processor. Add 1 diced stick cold butter; process until combined. Add 2 more diced sticks cold butter; pulse three times, or until the mixture resembles coarse meal. Add 1 tablespoon white or cider vinegar. Gradually pour in 1/3 cup ice water, pulsing about four times until combined. Turn out onto a clean surface and press into a cohesive dough without overworking (you should see bits of butter). Wrap in plastic wrap and press into a 1-inch-thick disk; refrigerate at least 1 hour before rolling out.
• How to Make a Pie
• Divide the chilled dough in half; roll 1 piece into a 12-inch, 1/8-inch-thick circle on a lightly floured surface (refrigerate the other piece).
• Roll the dough onto a rolling pin, then unroll it into a 9-inch glass pie plate, letting it hang over the edge; add filling.
• Roll out the other piece of dough and place over the filling; press the crust edges together and trim, leaving a 1-inch overhang. Roll up or pinch the overhang to seal.
• Place a foil-lined baking sheet on a rack in the lower third of the oven; preheat to 450 degrees. Wrap an oiled, wide band of foil around the pie edge to protect the crust. Make slashes in the top of the crust; chill for 30 minutes.
• Reduce the oven to 400 degrees. Bake the pie for 30 minutes. Remove the foil band, brush the crust with heavy cream and sprinkle with sugar. Bake until golden brown, about 30 minutes; cool before slicing.

LEMON PIE WITH LAVENDER MASCARPONE CREAM

Steps:

• Sift flour, sugar, and salt together to make sure they are thoroughly combined.
• Cut in the ½ cup of cold butter that has been cubed. I personally use a food processor for this, but you can always do this with your hands or pastry blender.
• Pulse the processor six times so the mixture ranges in size from breadcrumbs to lima beans. Then add in the coconut oil to the mixture. (You can always use vegetable shortening instead, but I personally like the flavor that the coconut oil gives to the crust of the pie. Pulse six times or cut the oil in till it resembles the same consistency as the butter addition.
• Add in the cream cheese and repeat the process. Now it is time to add the chilled water to the mixture. I add a small amount at time to make sure the mixture does not become to wet. The mixture will have a crumbly look to it, but comes together when you work it with your hand on a flat surface. Split the dough in half into packages if doing a double crust. Let the dough chill at least an hour in.
• Bring the heavy cream to a simmer and take it off the heat. Add the lavender into the cream and let it steep for half an hour. (Your kitchen will smell amazing!) After it has steeped for half an hour strain the mixture and chill in the refrigerator over night.
• Baking the Crust.
• Roll out the bottom crust and place into the pie dish. Trim and scallop the edge of the pie crust, then place in the freezer for 15 minutes till the pie crust is set.
• Once the crust has set take it out of the freezer and get you pie weights ready for the blind baking. I use old beans and ceramic pie weights for my pies. Place a piece of foil into the pie crust with the edges of the foil going over the sides of the pie dish. You want it to be easy to remove the pie weights from the center of pie crust.
• Place the pie on the center rack for fifteen minutes. After fifteen minutes remove the foil and pie weights from the pie dish. Then prick the bottom of the pie and the sides if it has started to puff out.
• Bake the crust for 15 to 17 more minutes. If the edges of the crust already look golden at this point, cover the edges with foil so that they do not burn. Take the crust out after it appears fully baked and let it cool on a wire rack.
• Making the Filling.
• Whisk the cornstarch, sugar, and salt together in a medium saucepan making sure there are no lumps of cornstarch. Add the water, lemon zest, and lemon juice to the mixture. Next add the egg yolks to mixture and whisk together to make sure that they are combined completely. Place the saucepan over medium heat. Whisk the mixture constantly until it comes to a boil. Once the mixture comes to a boil lower the temperature. At this point the mixture will visibly start to thicken up and begin to take on a thicker consistency. After lower the temperature continue to whisk the mixture for about a minute. Then pour the warm mixture into prebaked piecrust. Let the mixture cool and then place in the refrigerator to chill.
• Mascarpone Whipped Cream.
• Whip the infused cream till it is slightly fluffy (about a minute). Then add in the mascarpone to the mixture along with the powdered sugar. Whip the mixture till it forms stiff peaks.
• Pipe the cream onto the pie and serve or let it chill overnight.

LAVENDER LEMON CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a 12-cup muffin pan and spray with baking spray.
• In a large bowl, beat together eggs, lemon zest, vanilla extract, and lavender extract until fluffy and light.
• Add in granulated sugar and whip until fluffy and well combined.
• Mix in vegetable oil and sour cream until smooth.
• Sift in flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Fold until just combined.
• Use a cupcake scoop or measuring cup to fill cupcake liners two-thirds full. Drop onto counter from 3 inches high to eliminate air bubbles.
• Bake in preheated oven 18-20 minutes or until centers are springy to the touch and a toothpick comes out with a few moist crumbs. Allow to cool completely before decorating.

LAVENDER LEMON BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a small bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar. Add the flour, almonds, lavender and lemon zest; beat until crumbly. Pat into an ungreased 13x9-in. baking dish. Bake for 15 minutes or until edges are golden brown. , Meanwhile, in another small bowl, combine the sugar, flour, baking soda, eggs and lemon juice; beat until frothy. Pour over hot crust. Return to oven and bake 20-25 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool on a wire rack. Dust with confectioners' sugar. Refrigerate leftovers.

LAVENDER LEMON BARS

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.
• In the bowl of your electric mixer, beat the butter, flour, powdered sugar and vanilla extract until combined. It will be crumbly. Press it into a 9x13 inch baking dish. Bake it for 20 minutes, until slightly set.
• While the crust is baking, whisk together the sugar and dried lavender. You can even do this a few days ahead of time to really flavor the sugar!
• In the bowl of your mixer, beat together the 4 eggs and lemon juice. Beat in the lavender sugar, flour, lemon zest, vanilla and lavender extracts. Beat in the salt until combined. Pour the filling over the crust.
• Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until the top is slightly cracked and set. The inside filling will still be somewhat soft and curd-like! Sprinkle the lemon bars with powdered sugar. Let cool completely before slicing.
• I like to store these in the fridge because they are delicious cold! You can always keep them at room temperature and slice too - they will be softer! Still delish.
• Note: if you don't want to use the dried flowers, you can up the lavender extract to 1/2 teaspoon. If you don't want to use the extract, you can increase the dried flowers by an extra 1/2 teaspoon and also let the lavender sugar sit for a day or two!