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The Best Lemon Sour Cream Pie

Luscious Lemon Sour Cream Pie

did you know that the other day, january 23rd was national pie day? ok, i’m a little late to the party, but better late than never. around our house, pie is a very important dessert. right now, we have 2 pies in our kitchen. most the time, pumpkin pie is the favorite with my husband and son. but, today i want to highlight a different pie! since we live in california, wintertime around here produces lemons. luckily for us, our home came with one lemon bush and one lime bush. since living here, we have planted a few more and a friend gave us a meyer lemon tree, that i have on our front porch. this is the first year in a long time that my lemon tree is full of fruit. last year we had some hard frosts, and we failed to cover the plant, so all the lemons dropped off. but this year, we have an abundance of lemons, and i thought i would try a few recipes. if you are looking for a creamy and not too tart lemon pie, you’re in luck. this recipe is from my mom’s collection and it is probably one of the best and easiest pies to make. i cheated a bit and bought a pre made pie crust but, if you make your own pie crust, that would make it even more scrumptious!

~ a funny note about the nester ~
about a couple years ago, my entrepreneur daughter, wanted to sell some lemonade.  unbeknownst to me, my husband let her and her friend use the lemons off our tree. ok, they stripped the tree, and used something like 30 lemons! that was the most expensive lemonade we have ever made!

sour cream lemon filling

1 cup sugar
3 tablespoons cornstarch
1/4 cup butter
1 tablespoon grated lemon zest
1/4 cup lemon juice
3 egg yolks, unbeaten
1 cup milk
1 cup sour cream

make a pie crust and bake. once the crust is cooled, make the pie filling. combine sugar and cornstarch in saucepan. add butter, lemon zest, and juice, and egg yolks. stir in milk. cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until thick. cool. fold in sour cream. spoon unto pie shell. chill at least 2 hours. serve with whipped cream.

here is my lemon bush! you can see the leaves got a little damaged from our frost. we did remember to cover them this year. 
i love my little thrift shop find in the background. i found the little clock in our local second hand store. it sits happily in our yellow kitchen. 
i know that some of the country is experiencing a cold front and snow storms. so, i hope my post can keep you hopeful of springtime! strangely, we are having spring conditions here in california. keep warm and i’m sending you a bucket load of sunshine your way. have a wonderful day and thanks for visiting!
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    • Janine Waite says

      Hi Loi,
      I know, having a lemon tree in our yard is just heavenly! I love how they look on the tree, and I love how I can just pick one as I need it for baking or cooking! Thanks for your wonderful visit! xoxo

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