Arizona is 2nd in the country for producing citrus fruits. We love this pie – so easy and delicious! If you or your neighbors have a lemon tree, this would be a great time to pluck a nice big juicy one. If not, get to the store and look for the largest lemon in the bunch. This sensationally citrus pie is so simple that shopping for that lemon is going to be the hardest part of this recipe! The rest is as easy as…well, you know. So, who doesn’t love the idea that you can throw five ingredients into a blender and pour it into a pie shell and 40 minutes later you have the zestiest sweet-yet-tart lemon pie that tastes like you’ve worked on it for hours?
I mean you don’t even squeeze the juice from the lemon. You just throw the whole lemon–peel and all– right into the blender! I can’t thank Marte Ellis of Scottsdale enough for a new favorite that takes citrus and simplicity to a new level.
I had to laugh at the irony of it all as Marte, who was originally from Wood River, Nebraska, shared her story: “Well, as you know we have no lemons growing on trees in Nebraska, so I had to buy them at the store!” (Nebraska’s brutally cold winters, frost and a fairly short summer growing season makes not a happy lemon!)
Nevertheless, Marte found this gem of a recipe in her local Nebraska newspaper one day and thought that it looked so rudimentary; it would either be a disaster or a keeper. “Sometimes you hesitate to trust a recipe that’s so basic. My 11-year-old granddaughter Madison made this pie once. But she assumed that the recipe wanted her to boil the eggs. It was the funniest thing, four boiled eggs floating around in a soupy lemony mixture!” At last!
A fabulous zingy lemon pie that you can whip up in an instant and brag about it all day long! Just follow the instructions and enjoy a slice of Arizona Sunshine Lemon Pie. A citrus pie with a twist: simplicity!
Ingredients
1 large lemon
4 eggs
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INGREDIENTS
For the pie:
1 large lemon
4 large eggs
½ cup butter, melted
1 teaspoon vanilla
1½ cups sugar
1 (9 inch) piecrust, unbaked (I used a frozen deep dish)
For the topping: (optional)
1 cup whipping cream
2 Tablespoons sugar
INSTRUCTIONS
Take your pie crust out of the freezer or make your own. I used a frozen deep dish pie crust and it worked perfect. I placed it on a cookie sheet because the metal pan was not that strong but if using a glass pie plate you won’t need to do this.
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
Wash your lemon then cut up and remove all the seeds. (Don’t peel it, you will blend the whole lemon!) Place in your high powdered blender (such as a Vitamix).
Add the eggs, butter, vanilla and sugar. Blend till smooth. I started at power 5 then moved up to 10.
Pour the mixture into your piecrust. Bake for about 40 minutes or until set.
Let cool then chill in the fridge.
For the topping:
Place your mixing bowl and beaters in the freezer for about 20 minutes. Add your whipping cream and sugar. Whip till peaks form.
Slice pie and serve chilled with a dollop of the whip cream on top. This can be enjoyed warm (is just won’t be as firm) or room temperature but we preferred it chilled.
From: memorieswithdishes.com