Pie Recipes
Deep South Lemon Pie
Ingredients
- 5 egg whites
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 can sweetened condensed milk
- 1/2 cup lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon yellow food coloring
- 1 baked Graham cracker crust
Instructions
- Make Graham cracker crust according to box directions. Reserve 1/2 cup crumbs for pie topping. Be sure to bake for 8 minutes at 350 degrees F.
- Let cool.
- Grate 1 tablespoon lemon rind and sprinkle on crust. Let stand while filling is being made.
- For filling, beat egg whites very stiff, adding sugar gradually.
- Mix in a separate bowl sweetened condensed milk, lemon juice and food coloring.
- When this is mixed well, fold into stiffly beaten egg whites.
- Pour mixture into Graham crust.
- Sprinkle with 1/2 cup Graham crumbs.
- Keep refrigerated.
Notes
This pie may also be frozen for future use.