Double (or Two) Crust Lemon Pie

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 pastry for a double-crust 9-inch pie
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice
• 3 tablespoons water
• 2 teaspoons freshly grated lemon zest
• 1 tablespoon sugar

Recipe

• 1 mix cornstarch with 1 1/4 cups sugar.
• 2 beat eggs well in electric mixer.
• 3 add sugar and cornstarch mix, melted butter, lemon juice and water.
• 4 mix until well blended.
• 5 pour into unbaked pie shell.
• 6 cover with top crust.
• 7 mix lemon peel and 1 tablespoon sugar together and sprinkle over top.
• 8 make slit in top of pie for steam to escape.
• 9 bake at 400° for 35 minutes.