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!

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.