North Carolina Lemon Pie Recipes

Steps:

• Crust: Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 350 degrees. Combine saltines and salt in food processor and pulse to coarse crumbs, about 15 pulses. Add melted butter and corn syrup and pulse until crumbs are broken down into oatmeal-size pieces, about 15 pulses. Transfer saltine mixture to greased 9-inch pie plate. Using bottom of dry measuring cup, press crumbs into even layer on bottom and sides of plate, using your hand to keep crumbs from spilling over plate edge. Place plate on baking sheet and bake until light golden brown and fragrant, 17 to 19 minutes. Filling: Whisk condensed milk, egg yolks, cream, lemon zest, and salt in bowl until fully combined. Whisk in lemon juice until fully incorporated. With pie plate still on sheet, pour filling into crust (crust needn't be cool). Bake pie until edges are beginning to set but center still jiggles when shaken, 15 to 17 minutes. Place pie on wire rack and let cool completely. Refrigerate pie until fully chilled, about 4 hours. Topping: Using stand mixer fitted with whisk, whip cream, sugar, and vanilla on medium-low speed until foamy, about 1 minute. Increase speed to high and whip until stiff peaks form, 1 to 3 minutes. Spread whipped cream over top of pie. Serve.

Steps:

• CRUST: Preheat oven to 350°. Add the saltines and salt to the food processor and pulse until you have course crumbs (about 15 pulses). Add the melted butter and corn syrup and pulse until the crumbs are about the size of oatmeal (15 pulses).
• Add the cracker mixture to a greased 9" pie plate. Press crumbs to an even layer on bottom and sides of pie dish.
• Place pie pan on baking sheet and bake until goden brown. 17-19 minutes.
• FILLING: Whisk the sweetened condensed milk, egg yolks, cream and lemon zest together in a bowl. Add the lemon juice and whisk until well combined.
• With pie plate on baking sheet still, remove from oven and pour in filling (crust does not need to cool). Place back in hot oven and bake until edge is set but center jiggles (approx 15 - 17 min.). Place pie on wire rack and let cool completly. Refrigerate pie until completely chilled.
• TOPPING: Use a stand mixer fitted with a whisk and whip the cream, sugar and vanilla on med/low until foamy. Increase speed to high until stiff peaks (1 - 3 mins). Spread the topping over pie and serve cold.