Lemon Truffle Pie (5 stars)

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Lemon Truffle Pie
2/26/12

We had a really good Sunday - My Dad, Stacey, Chloe, and Claire, had dinner with us.We talked and laughed and found out our good friends Jason and Megan have moved into Miles and Stacey's ward, what a small world. Stacey told us about the time when Grandma Anna got Grandpa's attention before they  were married by putting a chocolate pie in the woodshed. Anna knew Wilmer wouldn't talk to her otherwise. Dad told us how Grandma Anna took a pie, hot out of the oven, outside to cool on the frozen ditch. The pie attracted a stray dog. The last thing Dad remembers is Grandma chasing after the dog with a half eaten pie in her hand. Nobody could resist her pies. At her funeral someone said: Anna's pies were un-suppressed. We think they meant unsurpassed and we agree.

This is a great pie recipe from the Lion House, a little twist on basic lemon pie. I loved my mom's lemon pie, I could pick it up and eat it with one hand. This one is not as stiff and has a good combination of flavors. We made two pies and doubled the lemon filling. We had one for dinner and took the other to Kerry's parents for birthday Sunday.

Lemon Truffle

Layers

Claire and pie

The whole bunch

Crust: Graham Cracker Crust

Chloe and Claire

Filling:
3 Tablespoons cornstarch
1/3 cup sugar plus 1/4 cup sugar, divided
1-1/2 cups water
5 Tablespoons lemon juice
Zest from 2 lemons
4 egg yolks, beaten
1-1/2 Tablespoons butter
1 cup white chocolate chips
2 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
1 cup whipped cream
Almond slices for garnish.

Mix cornstarch and 1/3 cup sugar together. Add water, lemon juice, and zest and stir. In a separate bowl, beat egg yolks, ad 1/4 cup sugar and mix together. Add the egg mixture to the lemon mixture and cook over medium heat stirring constantly. Let boil for one minute then remove from heat. Add butter and stir until melted. Remove 1-1/2 cups of mixture and set aside. Add white chocolate chips to remaining mixture and mix well.In a separate bowl whip (with blender) the cream cheese and then blend in the lemon-chocolate chips mixture. Mix until smooth. Pour cream cheese mixture into bottom of pie shell. Add the reserved lemon mixture on top and chill for at least 2 hours.Spread whipped cream and sprinkle with sliced almonds.

Stacey

Chloe

Grandpa