Lemon Curd Pie

MMMMMMMM, Lemon Curd Pie. I so wish I had more of this sweet deliciousness right now. Seriously, so good! I loooove lemon curd so when the hubby was asking what I wanted for Mother’s Day dinner and dessert the first thing that came out of my mouth was, “Lemon Curd Pie”. Yes, you can make it with a graham cracker crust, which is also delicious, but I wanted a regular pie crust. Unfortunately this happened to be one of those times that you make the worst pie crust (even though normally the recipe is one of our favorites) and the hubby got started late so it didn’t set up as long, but guess what, STILL DELICIOUS! Summer is here, berries are finally going on sale and this is what you should make for next Sunday dessert!

Is Lemon Curd and Lemon Pudding The Same?

Lemon curd is similar to lemon pudding, but there are differences.

With lemon curd, the texture is smoother and the flavor more intense.

Pudding is thickened with flour or cornstarch, but lemon curd is thickened with egg yolks and natural pectin in the zest and juice of the lemon.

Can Pie Dough Be Frozen?

You can freeze pie dough with a couple of methods.

You can form the dough into a ball and place in a heavy duty freezer bag.

Thaw the dough completely and roll out as you would fresh dough.

Or, roll the dough, place it in a pie pan, and wrap well in plastic or foil and freeze.

Thaw completely before adding filling, or baking.

Pie dough can be frozen for up to 3 months.

Can Lemon Curd Be Frozen?

Lemon curd can be frozen for up to 1 year.

Cool the lemon curd completely and pour it into an airtight container to freeze.

Lemon Curd Pie

Lemon Curd Pie

By Sweet Basil

Prep10 hours hrs 15 minutes mins

Cook50 minutes mins

Total11 hours hrs 35 minutes mins

Servings8

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Seriously, so good! I loooove lemon curd

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Ingredients 

Pie crust by ATK

• 1 1/4 Cup Flour
• 1/2 teaspoon Salt
• 1 Tablespoon Sugar
• 3 Tablespoons Sortening, Vegetable, chilled
• 4 Tablespoons Butter, 1/2 Stick Cold, Unsalted
• 4-5 Tablespoons Water, Ice

Lemon Curd

• 1 Cup Lemon Juice, fresh, about 6-8 large lemons
• 2 Tablespoons Lemon Zest, fresh
• 1 Cup Sugar
• 6 Eggs, large
• 1.5 Sticks Butter, 12 tablespoons cold, unsalted butter cut into bits

Instructions 

For the Crust

• Process the flour, salt and sugar in a food processor or in a bowl with a fork.
  1 1/4 Cup Flour, 1/2 teaspoon Salt, 1 Tablespoon Sugar
• Add the shortening and mix until the mixture reaches the texture of coarse sand.
  3 Tablespoons Sortening
• Scatter the butter pieces over the flour mixture; Cut the butter into the flour until the mixture is pale yellow and resembles coarse crumbs, with butter no bigger than peas.
  4 Tablespoons Butter
• Sprinkle 4 tablespoons of ice water over mixture and with a rubber spatula, use a folding motion to mix.
  4-5 Tablespoons Water
• Press down the dough with the broad side of the spatula until it sticks together.
• Flatten the dough into a 4-inch disc.
• Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 1 hour or up to 2 days.
• Remove dough from fridge and let stand at room temp until malleable.
• Roll the dough out flat and place in a 9 inch pie plate. Make sure not to stretch the dough. Trim the edges and do whatever design you want for the edge.
• Refrigerate 40 min and then freeze for 20.
• Place foil and beans in the pie or metal pie weights, bake at 375 for 25-30 min.
• Remove foil and bake an additional 10-12 min.

Lemon Curd

• Zest lemons and set aside.
• Halve lemons and juice.
  1 Cup Lemon Juice
• Whisk together juice, zest, sugar and eggs in a 2-quart heavy saucepan.
  2 Tablespoons Lemon Zest, 1 Cup Sugar, 6 Eggs
• Cook over medium low heat for about one minute. Then slowly add bits of chilled butter, whisking frequently, until curd is thick enough to hold marks of a whisk and the first bubble appears on the surface (about 5-6 minutes).
  1.5 Sticks Butter
• Press curd through a large sieve into your prepared pie crust.
• Cover the surface with plastic wrap to keep a film from forming on the surface of the curd.
• Chill overnight or for 8 hours before serving.
• Top with Strawberries!

Recipe Notes

refrigerate left overs