APRIL FOOLS DAY NO LEMON PIE! WITH VINEGAR

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APRIL FOOLS DAY NO LEMON PIE! with vinegar image

This recipe has been in my family for many years..sometimes we made it for a "April Fools Day" desert. It will really fool people, they are amazed when I tell them it is made with vinegar, and no lemon at all! I should have posted this days sooner for this day......Sorry. But please try it before next year. It really is a...

Provided by Nancy J. Patrykus

Categories     Pies

Time 55m

Number Of Ingredients 10

2 Tbsp butter
1/4 c sugar
3 eggs, separated
1/4 c flour
1/4 c water
1/4 c cider vinegar
1 Tbsp vanilla
your pastry recipe for a pie shell
optional : powdered sugar & a couple rasberries
dash of salt.

Steps:

  • 1. Stir butter do not melt, to soften, add sugar and beat well- mixed. Beat in egg yolks until light, add flour beating till all flour is mixed in. Combine water,vinegar and vanilla.add about 1/4 cup of the egg whites add all to mixture.
  • 2. Beat remaining egg whites with a dash of the salt, until peaks form Fold 1/4 of the whites into yolk mixture to lighten. Gently fold in remaining whites. Pour mixture into a 8 or 9 inch unbaked pie shell. Bake pie in a 425 oven for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 and bake 30 minutes. Cool completely before cutting. Sprinkle with powdered sugar, and toss on a few raspberries for color.

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