Sarah’s Best Lemon Cream Pie
Warning: this pie contains raw eggs.
INGREDIENTS
1 (9 inch) prepared graham cracker crust
1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
3 egg yolks
1/2 cup lemon juice
3 egg whites
5 teaspoons white sugar
DIRECTIONS
Preheat broiler to 500 degrees F (260 degrees C).
In a medium mixing bowl beat together condensed milk, egg yolks, and lemon juice. Pour mixture into graham cracker crust.
In a separate glass or metal mixing bowl, beat egg whites with sugar until stiff peaks form. Spread evenly on top of lemon filling.
Brown in preheated broiler just until meringue is set and golden. Keep pie refrigerated.
Graham Cracker Crust I
INGREDIENTS
1 1/2 cups finely ground graham cracker crumbs
1/3 cup white sugar
6 tablespoons butter, melted
DIRECTIONS
Mix graham cracker crumbs, sugar, melted butter or margarine, and cinnamon until well blended . Press mixture into an 8 or 9 inch pie plate.
Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 7 minutes. Cool. If recipe calls for unbaked pie shell, just chill for about 1 hour.
