Sour Cream Lemon Pie

First you make a very creamy and rich egg custard. Then you stir in butter, fresh lemon juice, bits of lemon rind and sour cream. Pour this refreshing filling into a baked pie shell, chill the pie, and garnish it with sprigs of mint and thin slices of lemons.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 30 mins
• Total Time: 2 hr
• Calories: 340 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup white sugar
• ¼ cup butter
• 3 egg yolks
• ½ cup all-purpose flour
• ½ cup sour cream
• 2 cups milk
• 1 ½ teaspoons lemon zest
• 1 (9 inch) pie crust, baked
• ¼ cup lemon juice

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

In a saucepan, combine sugar, flour, and salt. Gradually stir in milk. Cook and stir on medium heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat, and cook and stir 2 more minutes. Remove from heat.

Step 2

Beat yolks slightly. Gradually stir 1 cup of mix into yolks. Return yolk mixture to saucepan, and bring to gentle boil. Cook and stir 2 more minutes. Remove from heat, and stir in butter, peel, and juice. Fold in sour cream.

Step 3

Pour filling into baked pie shell, and cool. Top with whipped cream if desired.