Lemon Pie

Better lemon pie than the can of food colored snot you can get in the baking aisle at Safeway. Make this instead.

Pie Crust

my old standby double it for a two crust pie

1 1/2 cup flour 

1/2 cup butter

1/2 tsp salt

Cut in together until grainy. Add 1/4 cup iced water until forms a dough. Chill. 

Lemon Pie (2 crust pie)

1 1/4 cup sugar

2 1/2 TBS flour

1/4 tsp salt

Cream together then add

1/4 cup butter. Mix well. Then add

3 eggs

1 tsp lemon rind

3 TBS lemon juice (fresh preferred)

Pour into pie shell. Add top pie crust, sprinkle with sugar. Bake at 35 minutes at 400 degrees. 

Glaze with a powdered sugar glaze while hot