Marguerite's Lemon Pie
From: Aunt Cecile, Quebec, Quebec, Canada
Servings: 1 [8-inch / 20-cm] pie
Graham Cookie Crumb Crust
  • 15 Graham cookies
  • 1/4 cup [60 g] butter
  • 1/4 cup [60 mL] icing sugar
Lemon filling
  • 1 [10 1/2-ounce / 300-mL] can sweetened condensed milk
  • 1/2 cup [125 mL] lemon juice
  • 1/4 teaspoon [1 mL] lemon extract
  • 2 egg yolks
Meringue
  • 2 egg whites
  • 1 tablespoon [15 g] sugar
  • Preheat oven to 375°F [190°C].
  • Prepare, then bake Graham cookie crumb crust into preheated oven for 5 minutes.
  • Remove crust from oven; leave to cool.
  • Prepare then pour lemon filling into cooled crust.
  • Prepare meringue; completely cover lemon filling with meringue also covering pie crust all around.
  • Brown meringue into hot oven.
  • Leave to cool completely, then refrigerate pie until really cold, before serving.
Graham Cookie Crumb Crust
  • Crumble then well mix Graham cookie crumbs with butter and icing sugar.
  • Press mixture over bottom and up sides of an 8-inch [20-cm] pie plate.
Lemon filling
  • Into a bowl, really well mix together sweetened condensed milk, lemon juice, lemon extract and egg yolks.
Meringue
  • Well beat together egg whites and sugar, until stiff peaks form.