Lemon Pie - Crostata di Limoni ___
Ingredients
For the Dough:
1
cup
flour
0.5
cup
melted butter
0.5
cup
sugar
2
large
eggs
zest of lemon
1
juice of lemon
pinch of salt
For the Cream:
1.5
cups
milk
2
large
egg yolks
2
tablespoons
flour
2
tablespoons
sugar
1
juice of lemon
Directions
Dough Preparation:
In a mixing bowl add 1 cup of flour, 1/2 cup of melted butter, 1/2 cup of sugar, 2 eggs, zest of one lemon, juice of one lemon and a pinch of salt.
Mix all the ingredients into a ball of dough with uniform consistency. Make sure you work the dough really well.
Let the dough rest for one hour.
Cream Preparation:
In a mixing bowl add 1 1/2 cups of milk, 2 egg yolks, 2 Tbs of flour, 2 Tbs of sugar and the juice of one lemon.
Mix all the ingredients for 5 minutes with an electric mixer until smooth.
Heat the cream in a saucepan on the stove, stirring constantly, until tick.
Let the cream cool.
Pie Assembly:
Roll the dough into a 10" round pie dish. Retain some of the dough for the stripes.
Pour the cream into the crust.
Top the pie with stripes into a rhomboid design. Cut the stripes with a ravioli cutter for a better design.
Bake the pie for 30 min. at 350F or until golden.
