North Carolina Lemon Pie

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Appears in Cook's Country April/May 2015, Cook's Country TV

This light, bright lemon pie has a perfect balance of sweet, salty, and sour. Best of all? It’s dead simple to make.

SERVES Makes one 9-inch pie

TIME 1¼ hours, plus 2 hours cooling and 4 hours chilling

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Our North Carolina Lemon Pie recipe starts with a salty crust made with saltine crackers, melted butter, and a light corn syrup. For a well-balanced filling, we whisk condensed milk, eggs, heavy cream, lemon juice, lemon zest, and salt in a...

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