Best Old Fashioned Lemon Pie Recipes

OLD-FASHIONED LEMON BUTTERMILK PIE

Steps:

• For the dough: Add the flour and salt to a food processor and pulse to combine. Add the butter and pulse until the butter forms pea-size pieces. Add the water and continue to pulse until a dough begins to come together. Press the dough into a disc and wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate until thoroughly chilled, at least 1 hour.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough into a disk about 11 to 12 inches wide. Line the bottom of a 9-inch pie plate with the dough, then crimp the edges. Refrigerate while you make the filling.
• For the filling: Whisk together the sugar, buttermilk, eggs, egg yolk, melted butter, lemon juice, lemon zest, vanilla and salt until well blended. Sprinkle in the flour and whisk just until incorporated. Place the pie plate on a baking sheet, then pour the filling over the dough. Bake until the top is golden brown and set around the edges with a slight jiggle in the center, about 1 hour. If the crust begins to get too brown, but the filling isn't ready, cover the edges loosely with foil. Let the pie completely cool to room temperature before slicing. Serve with whipped cream.

OLD FASHIONED LEMON PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• To Make Lemon Filling: In a double boiler, combine cornstarch, sugar, and salt. Stir in water, mixing well. Cook until mixture is thickened, stirring frequently. Remove from heat.
• Place egg yolks in a medium bowl and beat well. Slowly pour 1/2 cup of cornstarch mixture into egg yolks, whisking constantly.
• Pour egg yolk mixture back into cornstarch mixture in double boiler, continuing to whisk constantly. Return double boiler to heat and cook mixture 2 minutes longer, stirring constantly. Remove from heat.
• Stir butter or margarine, lemon juice, and lemon rind into thickened mixture. Allow mixture to cool, then pour into pie shell.
• To Make Meringue: In a large metal or glass mixing bowl, beat egg whites until foamy. Add 6 tablespoons sugar a little at a time, continuing to beat until all sugar is incorporated and whites are stiff. Spread meringue into pie shell, making sure to completely cover lemon filling.
• Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes, just until meringue is golden brown. Chill before serving.

OLD FASHIONED CLASSIC LEMON PIE

Steps:

• 1. *NOTE* DO NOT purchase Lemon Jello mix. Purchase Jello COOK and SERVE~ Lemon flavor. (Both boxes look alike.) Bake your pie shell. 400 degrees approxmately 10 to 15 minutes.
• 2. Follow the box directions for making Classic Lemon Pie. OR *I make mine in the microwave because it is faster. Here is how I do it* Using my pyrex 3 qt. casserole glass bowl, beat egg yolks and then add half cup of sugar, 1/4th cup of water and pack of lemon jello cook and serve. Thoroughly mix all together scraping down the sides of the bowl with your spatula. Add the 2 cups of water and mix again very well.
• 3. Cook on HIGH in microwave for 3 minutes and stir with spatula, making sure to scrape down the sides of your bowl. Cook again on High for 2 to 3 more minutes until center of lemon pie filling is boiling (During the boiling stage, the filling looks fluffy and is rising, not only on the sides but also in the center of the bowl.)and looking like pudding. Stir and cook another minute. The entire microwave cooking process will take no more than 5 to 6 minutes. (If you use a thicker glass mixing bowl, this will slow the process down by a minute or 2 at max.) *TIP* Always mix this filling thoroughly during the microwave cooking process to assure yourself it will not turn out lumpy. You may want to school yourself on making pie fillings in the microwave by reading the directions of my Hershey's Chocolate Pie and Mammy's Custard and my Coconut Cream Pie directions. They are all thoroughly written for microwave cooking. Once you learn how to cook pie fillings in the microwave, you'll never go back to the double boiler, stove method. :)
• 4. Follow the steps on the box to make your meringue. This stately old fashioned pie looks as though you have busted your duff making it, but we won't tell how easy it is to make~ or will we?

OLD FASHIONED LEMON MERINGUE PIE

Steps:

• Adjust the oven rack to the middle position. Baked the pie shell until lightly golden according to package directions. Heat oven to 375 degrees F.
• In a medium saucepan (without heat), combine cornstarch, sugar, and salt. Whisk to combine. Gradually blend in 1/2 cup cold water and lemon juice until smooth. Add egg yolks, blend thoroughly. Finally, add pieces of butter.
• Stirring constantly, gradually add 1 cup boiling water. Now turn on the heat and bring mixture to a full boil, stirring gently.
• Once mixture begins to thicken, turn heat down and simmer slowly for 1 minute or until well-gelled.
• Remove from heat and stir in lemon zest.
• Pour hot mixture into cooled pie shell.
• Place egg whites and cream of tartar in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Beat egg whites until soft peaks form and then gradually add sugar and vanilla and continue beating until stiff peaks form, approximately 1 to 2 minutes. Use to top lemon filling while it is still hot.
• Make sure meringue completely covers filling and that it goes right up to the edge of the crust.
• Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until meringue is golden. Remove from oven and cool on a wire rack.
• Once cooled, chill in the refrigerator until nice and cold.

OLD-FASHIONED LEMON PIE

Steps:

• Combine graham cracker crumbs with softened butter and sugar in a bowl thoroughly using the back of a fork. Firmly pat the mixture onto the bottom and sides of a 9-inch pie pan.
• Soften gelatin in water for 5 minutes. Combine with 1/3 cup sugar, lemon juice, lemon zest, and salt in the top of a double boiler. Beat egg yolks lightly and stir into the lemon mixture. Cook over boiling water, stirring constantly, until thickened, 5 to 8 minutes. Let cool, 10 to 15 minutes.
• Beat cream in a chilled glass or metal bowl with an electric mixer until soft peaks form. Fold into the lemon filling.
• Beat egg whites with remaining sugar until stiff. Fold into the lemon filling. Pour into the prepared crust and refrigerate for 3 to 4 hours before serving.

OLD FASHIONED AMISH LEMON SPONGE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F. Prepare your pie crust and line an 8" pie pan with it. Put your crust in the fridge while you prepare the pie filling.
• Cream the butter and the sugar together with a wooden spoon until combined. There is no creaming of the butter and sugar in the modern sense of the word. 1 tablespoon of butter and 1 cup of sugar will not really "cream" together. Beat the egg yolks into the cup of milk and slowly added the flour.
• In a separate bowl beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form. Once you have the egg whites ready you can safely add the lemon juice and lemon zest to your egg and milk mixture. Stir to mix everything together and fold your stiffly beaten egg whites into the milk mixture. Pour into chilled pie crust and bake for 50 to 60 minutes.

OLD FASHIONED LEMON ICEBOX PIE..

Steps:

• 1. Crust Grease a 10 inch deep dish pie plate or line the bottom of a 10 inch spring-form pan and lightly grease the sides. Mix together:Press into the bottom and sides of the pie plate or to about 3/4 of the height of a spring form pan if you are using one. Bake for 10 minutes at 325 degrees F. Set aside to cool.
• 2. Whip to soft peaks:Set aside.
• 3. In the bowl of a stand mixer with the whisk attachment in place, add 9 extra large egg yolks 1/3 cup sugar Whisk at high speed until light, foamy and pale yellow in color, about 5 minute. Slowly whisk in: Two 10 ounce cans of sweetened condensed milk 1 cup lemon juice zest of 2 lemons finely minced (more or less to taste or for lighter lemon flavor, just omit it) Gently fold in the previously whipped cream. Pour into the prepared pie crust. Freeze overnight. Garnish with whipped cream, additional Nilla cookies and lemon zest before serving.

OLD FASHIONED LEMON MERINGUE PIE

Steps:

• Heat sugar, 4-1/2 c water, and salt to boiling.
• Meanwhile, stir 1 cup water and cornstarch together.
• Slowly add cornstarch mixture into boiling sugar water.
• Cook till thick and clear.
• Beat egg yolks and lemon juice together and slowly add to sugar mixture.
• Bring this up to a bubbly stage (1-2 min).
• Take off heat and add margarine, and stir.
• Leave it for a minute and come back to stir again, doing this every couple of minutes to allow margarine to melt and cool filling w/o allowing a skin to form. After margarine melts put a lid on the mixture till you're ready to pour into pie crusts.
• For Meringue:.
• Beat salt and egg whites till frothy, then slowly add sugar.
• Beat till stiff peaks form when you raise the beaters.
• If you are making the meringue, add a spoonful of it to pie filling, pour filling into crusts, and then spread pie to crust edge.
• Peak it using a spoon.
• Bake in 325° oven till light brown on peaks.
• Cooking time will vary--just watch it.

OLD-FASHIONED LEMON MERINGUE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Stir together first 3 ingredients; press evenly into bottom and up sides of a 9-in pie dish.
• Whisk together condensed milk, lemon rind, lemon juice and eggs until blended. Pour mixture into crust.
• Beat egg whites and cream of tartar at high speed with an electric mixer until soft peaks form. Add sugar, 1 Tbsp. at a time; beat 2 to 4 minutes or until stiff peaks form and sugar dissolves. Spread meringue evenly over pie, sealing edges.
• Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until golden. Cool pie completely on a wire rack. Chill 2 to 4 hours or until firm before serving.