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Lemon Meringue Bites

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I am a novel convert for the lilliputian pre -made phyllo cups made past times Athens (found inward the frozen foods section). I bring constitute many sugariness and savory uses for the lilliputian fourth dimension savers. These sugariness lilliputian beauties went together inward (literally) minutes, cheers to the phyllo cups. This filling recipe volition create total 2 packages of phyllo cups too since they are thus small, they chill chop-chop too volition live laid to serve inward brusque order. Two packages sounds similar a lot of lemon pies, but it actually isn't (the filling recipe was originally for an 8" pie). Hubby ate 4 of these later a big meal, thus maintain that inward mind. 2 packages of phyllo cups LEMON FILLING 1 loving cup white sugar ¼ loving cup corn starch 1 loving cup water 2 egg yolks , slightly beaten 2 tablespoons butter 1/3 loving cup fresh lemon juice ½ teaspoon fresh lemon zest 2 drops yellowish nutrient color (optional) MERI

Lemon Meringue Pie For Two

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Whether you lot are empty nesters, similar us, or you lot alone bring a twosome of people to develop for; "recipes for two" are great!! Not alone exercise they eliminate the temptation for 2nd third helpings, but they are excellent for those times when you lot don't experience similar eating the same total size dessert all week!! This recipe makes 2 perfect (single serving size) lemon meringue pies, 1 of picky-picky husbands favorites. CRUST 1/3 loving cup all role flour 1/8 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon  mutual frigidness shortening (I utilisation butter flavored) 1 tablespoon mutual frigidness butter 1/2 teaspoon white sugar 1 tablespoon mutual frigidness water Mix all of the dry out ingredients inwards a minor bowl; cutting the mutual frigidness shortening too butter into the dry out ingredients until it is almost "half of a pea" size. Stir inwards the mutual frigidness H2O too mix into a ball (don't over work). Divide dough inwards half. Any

No Bake Lemon Cheesecake Amongst Huckleberry Sauce

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A low-cal as well as sweetness ending to a summertime barbecue . This no bake "cheese cake" recipe tin give the axe locomote whipped upwards inwards a hurry. You tin give the axe double the recipe as well as set it into a large canvas pan (for a large crowd). My hubby likes to swallow this frozen. CRUST 1/2 loving cup melted butter 1/4 loving cup white sugar 2 cups graham cracker crumbs Mix crust ingredients as well as press onto the bottom of a 9x13 baking pan. Bake at 325 for close eight minutes. Cool earlier filling. FILLING Large size Cool Whip 1 pocket-sized box of lemon jello 1 loving cup of boiling water 1 loving cup white sugar 8 ounce cream cheese (room temperature) 2 teaspoons vanilla 1/4 teaspoon lemon extract Dissolve the lemon jello inwards the boiling H2O as well as allow it cool to room temperature (don't allow it laid up). Beat the cream cheese, white saccharide as well as both extracts together until creamy as well as smooth. Beat the cooled jello as we

Old Fashioned Lemon Bars

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   This recipe, for Old Fashioned Lemon bars, couldn't survive to a greater extent than basic, nevertheless it hits all the right "lip smacking" notes as well as picky-picky hubby loved them, as well as thus that makes this recipe five stars at our house!!   The lemon bars accept a sweetness as well as buttery shortbread type crust that is partially baked earlier a gooey topping is added as well as baked again. The topping is sweet-ish, lemony-ish, pudding-y-ish (are those fifty-fifty existent words?) the combo is heavenly.  BASE LAYER 1 loving cup flour 1/2 loving cup powdered sugar 1/2 loving cup COLD butter cubed Put these 3 ingredients inward the nutrient processor as well as pulse until yous instruct crumbs.  Pat the crumbs into an 8" x 8" baking dish. Bake inward preheated 350° oven for twenty minutes. While it is baking, whisk together the next topping ingredients until really smooth: TOPPING LAYER 2 eggs 1 loving cup sugar zest o

Super Tardily Lemon Cream Pie

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This has to live on the easiest pie e'er in addition to my picky-picky hubby gives it ii thumbs upward (which is rare)!!  It is quick to brand in addition to oh therefore yummy. GRAHAM CRACKER CRUST 1 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs 6 tablespoons melted butter 1/3 loving cup of sugar Mix everything in addition to press into a pie plate. Bake at 350° for 8 minutes, in addition to then educate aside to cool spell yous brand the filling. FILLING (2) xiv ounce cans of sweetened condensed milk (NOT EVAPORATED) 3 egg YOLKS     (yolks only) 2/3 loving cup freshly squeezed lemon juice Beat the filling ingredients alongside electrical mixer for three minutes. Pour into baked crust.  Bake at 350° for 12 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes, in addition to then lay inwards fridge for at to the lowest degree 2 hours. After chilled, transcend alongside whipped cream in addition to serve. Any whipped cream volition work, but t his is my "go to" whipped cream recipe becau

Sweet Lemon Curd

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There are a ton of lemon curd recipes out at that topographic point in addition to they are all basically made from fresh lemons, sugar, butter in addition to eggs cooked together. The principal departure betwixt the recipes is the marking of sweetness.  We similar our lemon curd a footling on the sweeter side, hence I role 1½ cups of saccharide inwards my recipe.  I've seen other recipes that role solely ½ loving cup of saccharide for every iii lemons...talk well-nigh tart!! There are a 1000000 uses for this sugariness lemon curd. You tin role it betwixt cake layers, or every bit a cupcake filling. You tin role it on hot scones or fifty-fifty toast. You tin plication it into sweetened whipped cream for a delicious mousse, anything your imagination tin come upwardly up with. Slightly sweet, silky polish in addition to cheap to make, yous volition honey this recipe. 1/2 loving cup fresh squeezed lemon juice (3 or four lemons) 1½ cups granulated sugar ¼ pound of unsalted butter