Old fashioned lemon pie

Bright, tart and creamy, and made with a just a few ingredients, a from scratch old fashioned lemon pie is a perfect spring dessert.

Ingredients

– Crushed up vanilla wafers and butter for the crust – Egg yolks. – Sweetened condensed milk.  – Sour cream – Lemon juice. – Lemon zest.  – Vanilla extract. J

what is the best crust for a lemon pie?

This recipe uses vanilla wafer crust. I think it is the perfect crust.

Top tip

An old fashioned lemon pie is meant to be soft and creamy, so don't overbake. The filling will set as it cools and it's recture is butter soft, which is just perfect.

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