Print Recipe
Lemon Upside Down Pie
 
recipe image
Prep Time: 0 Minutes
Cook Time: 45 Minutes
Ready In: 45 Minutes
Servings: 8
Upside how kool is this pie
Ingredients:
lemon upside down pie
lemon pie goes topsy-turvy: the meringue is on the bottom and the crunch crust is on the top! and, the filling has an added special ingredient.
topping ingredients
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup cold land o lakes® butter
meringue ingredients
3 egg whites
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
filling ingredients
1 1/2 cups water
1 cup sugar
1/3 cup cornstarch
3 egg yolks
1/2 cup lemonade concentrate, undiluted
1 tablespoon land o lakes® butter
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup land o lakes® sour cream
Directions:
1. Heat broiler. Combine flour and 1/3 cup sugar in small bowl; cut in 1/4 cup butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Place in 15x10x1-inch jelly-roll pan. Broil 3 to 4 inches from heat, watching closely and stirring every minute or until golden brown and crunchy (3 to 4 minutes). Cool completely. Set aside.
2. Heat oven to 275°F. Beat egg whites and cream of tartar in large bowl at high speed until foamy. Continue beating, gradually adding 1/2 cup sugar, until stiff peaks form and mixture is glossy. Stir in vanilla. Spread over bottom and up sides of greased 9-inch deep dish pie plate. Bake for 45 to 55 minutes or until lightly browned. Turn off oven. Cool in oven for 1 to 2 hours.
3. Combine water, 1 cup sugar and cornstarch in 2-quart saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to a boil (5 to 7 minutes). Continue cooking 1 minute. Gradually stir 1/2 cup sugar mixture into beaten egg yolks with wire whisk. Gradually stir egg mixture into remaining hot mixture. Continue cooking stirring constantly, until mixture thickens (2 to 3 minutes). Remove from heat. Stir in lemonade concentrate, 1 tablespoon butter and salt. Cover; refrigerate 1 hour.
4. Stir sour cream into cooled filling mixture. Spoon cooled filling mixture into meringue shell; sprinkle with topping. Cover; refrigerate until serving time.
5. Nutrition Facts (1 serving): Calories: 300, Fat: 10g, Cholesterol: 85mg, Sodium: 190mg, Carbohydrates: 51g, Dietary Fiber: 0g, Protein: 3g
6. 1997 Land O'Lakes, Inc.
By RecipeOfHealth.com