Scintillating Lemon Pie
- 2 9-inch pie shells
- 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg
- 3 lemons
- 1/3 cup butter
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 3 eggs
- 1/2 cup water
- Preheat oven to 400.
- Roll out 1/2 of the dough into 9-inch circle; Cut into 6 wedges; Place wedges on cookie sheet.
- Mix 1 1/2 T sugar and nutmeg together in small bowl; Sprinkle over pastry wedges; Bake at 400 degrees for no longer than 5 minutes, or until set; Remove from cookie sheet and set aside.
- Grate yellow part of rind; Peel and slice lemons very thinly; Set aside.
- Cream butter, 1 1/2 cups sugar and flour in mixer bowl; Beat in eggs, then beat in water.
- Stir in reserved lemon slices and grated rind.
- Roll out remaining pastry to form 9-inch pie shell.
- Pour lemon mixture into prepared pie shell.
- Bake at 400 degrees for 25-30 minutes.
- Arrange baked pastry wedges on top of filling and bake for an additional 5 minutes, or until filling is firm.
pie shells, sugar, nutmeg, lemons, butter, sugar, flour, eggs, water
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/scintillating-lemon-pie-90825 (may not work)