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

Lemon Cheesecake Ice Cream

Lemon Cheesecake Ice Cream

It's damned wonderful.

1/3 cup lemon juice
1 cup cottage cheese
3 eggs separated
3/4 cup sugar
1/2 tsp lemon peel
1/2 tsp vanilla
2 cups half n half

Puree lemon juice and cottage cheese. Beat egg yolks and sugar until thick. Add lemon juice n cottage cheese. Then Stir in lemon peel, vanilla and half n half. Set aside. Beat egg whites until stiff not dry. Fold into rest. Put in maker.

Lucys Lemon Squares

From the Peanuts Cook Book. A very simple Lemon Square recipe. 

350 Degrees oven

1 cup flour

1/4 cup powdered sugar

1/2 cup butter

Mix flour and sugar together. Cut in butter until well mixed. Press into bottom of 8x8 baking pan. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes.

Mix well:

2 eggs

1 cup sugar

1/2 tsp baking powder

2 1/2 TBS lemon juice

dash of salt

Pour over baked crust. Bake again for 20-25 minutes. Let cool before cutting. Sprinkle with powdered sugar. 

Lemon Broccoli Chicken

Lemon Broccoli Chicken

2 cans cream of broccoli soup

1 1/2 soup cans of milk

3-4 lemons

5-6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts or thighs

Squeeze at least 2 1/2 TBS juice from 2 lemons. Thinly slice the other two. 

Brown chicken in 2 TBS butter or oil until browned lightly in large skillet. Mix soup and milk, wisk until creamy. Add lemon juice, wisk well. Pour over chicken. cover and simmer for 15 minutes. Add lemon slice over each piece of chicken, cover and cook another 5-10 minutes. Serve over rice with steamed broccoli. 

Lemon Cream Cheese Bars

Lemon Cream Cheese Bars

1 1/3 cups flour

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/4 cup sugar

3/4 cup butter

1 cup uncooked oats

8 oz cream cheese

1 egg

2 TBS lemon juice

1 tsp grated lemon rind

Preheat oven 350.

Combine flour and sugars. Cut in butter until crumbly. Stir in oats. Set aside 1 cup of this mixture. 

Press remaining crumb mixture into bottom of greased 13x9 baking pan. 

Combine cream cheese and egg, mixing very well. Add lemon juice and rind, mix. Spread over crumb mix in pan. Sprinkle with reserved crumb mix. Bake for 25-30 minutes. Let cool then cut into bars.