Lessons done, laundry complete, dinner ready.... It has been calling to me from the fridge all morning long, so I figured I had earned a slice of my favorite indulgence—sour cream lemon pie!

SOUR CREAM LEMON PIE
Ingredients:
1 cup white sugar
½ cup flour
½ tsp salt
1 ½ cups milk
1 cup sour cream
3 egg yolks
¼ cup butter
2-3 tsps lemon zest (optional)
¾ cup lemon juice
1 (9 inch) pie crust, baked
1. In a saucepan, combine sugar, flour and salt. Gradually stir in milk. Cook and stir on medium heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat, cook and stir 2 more minutes. Remove from heat.
2. Beat yolks slightly. Gradually stir 1 cup of mix into yolks. Return yolk mixture to saucepan and bring to gentle boil. Cook and stir 2 more minutes. Remove from heat—stirring in butter, peel and juice. Fold in sour cream.
3. Pour filling into baked pie shell and cool. Top with whipped cream if desired.
Whipped cream:
1 pint heavy whipping cream
½ cup sugar
¼ tsp vanilla
SOUR CREAM LEMON PIE
Ingredients:
1 cup white sugar
½ cup flour
½ tsp salt
1 ½ cups milk
1 cup sour cream
3 egg yolks
¼ cup butter
2-3 tsps lemon zest (optional)
¾ cup lemon juice
1 (9 inch) pie crust, baked
1. In a saucepan, combine sugar, flour and salt. Gradually stir in milk. Cook and stir on medium heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat, cook and stir 2 more minutes. Remove from heat.
2. Beat yolks slightly. Gradually stir 1 cup of mix into yolks. Return yolk mixture to saucepan and bring to gentle boil. Cook and stir 2 more minutes. Remove from heat—stirring in butter, peel and juice. Fold in sour cream.
3. Pour filling into baked pie shell and cool. Top with whipped cream if desired.
Whipped cream:
1 pint heavy whipping cream
½ cup sugar
¼ tsp vanilla
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Miz Helen · 740 weeks ago
Your Sour Cream Lemon Pie looks delicious. I would like to invite you to bring a dish to my Full Plate Thursday. Thank you for sharing and you have a great week!
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Miz Helen · 740 weeks ago
I am so happy that you brought your Sour Cream Lemon Pie today. It looks delicious and I can hardly wait to try it. Thank you so much for coming to Full Plate Thursday and please come back!
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Blessings,
~Holly
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Best Wishes,
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Brittany · 736 weeks ago
Wanted to invite you to share this recipe at a weekly event I host titled Seasonal Sundays- as it fits the theme perfectly.
Happy Friday!
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