Description
A pie so good it is worthy of selling in a bakery! Prep time includes the refrigeration time — see my recipe#66929
Ingredients
- Pie Pastry
- Sugar
- Cornstarch
- Salt
- Water
- Yellow Food Coloring
- Lemons
- Fresh Lemon Juice
- Butter
- Cream Cheese
- Powdered Sugar
- Heavy Cream
Instructions
- In a saucepan, combine sugar, cornstarch and pinch of salt
- Stir in water, lemon juice, lemon rind and yellow food colouring bring to a boil over medium-high heat
- Cook, and stir for 2 minutes, or until smooth and thickened
- Remove from heat
- Stir in butter
- Cool to room temperature for about 1 hour
- Meanwhile, in a mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese and the powdered sugar until smooth
- Fold in the whipped cream and the 1 tbsp lemon juice
- Remove 1 / 2 cup of the whipped cream / lemon mixture for the garnish
- Spread the remaining cream cheese mixture into the baked pastry shell
- Top with the cooled lemon filling
- Chill in the fridge for a minimum of 8 hours or overnight
- When ready to serve, scoop the reserved 1 / 2 cup cream cheese mixture into a pastry bag with a star
- Pipe stars onto the pie, or garnish with the reserved cream cheese mixture or as desired
- Refrigerate until ready to serve– delicious!