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- From: christi@meaddata.com (Christi Wilson)
- Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes
- Subject: Lemon Ice-Box Pie
- Date: 22 Mar 1995 19:19:31 -0600
- Organization: LEXIS-NEXIS, Dayton OH
- Message-ID: <3k21vm$lcm@meaddata.meaddata.com>
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- LEMON ICE-BOX PIE
- -The Times-Picayune, June 24, 1993
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- Crust:
- 1 1/2 cups lemon cookie crumbs
- 1/2 cup ground almonds
- 6 tablespoons butter
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
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- Filling:
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 (3-ounces each) packages cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/2 cup whipped topping
- 1 (3 1/2-ounce) box instant lemon pudding and pie mix
- 1 3/4 cups milk
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
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- Topping:
- 2 cups whipped topping
- 1/4 cup finely crushed lemon drop hard candies
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- For crust: Mix cookie crumbs, ground almonds, butter, sugar and heavy cream
- together. Pat in bottom and up sides of a nine-inch pie pan. Bake at 300 degrees
- for 15 minutes. Set aside to cool.
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- For filling: Mix powdered sugar, softened cream cheese, sour cream and
- whipped topping until smooth and creamy. Spread in bottom of cooled crust. Mix
- lemon pudding and pie mix (according to package directions), milk, lemon juice
- and grated lemon rind. Spread over cream cheese layer in crust. Refrigerate for
- one hour.
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- For topping: Spread whipped topping over top of pie and sprinkle with crushed
- lemon candies. Refrigerate.
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- ...and a lowfat version.
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- LEMON ICEBOX PIE
- -Prevention, April, 1993
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- 1 container (8 oz) nonfat plain yogurt
- 6 whole graham crackers
- 1 tbsp. canola oil
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 2 containers (8 oz. each) low-fat vanilia yogurt
- 1/2 cup fat-free egg substitute
- 1/2 cup lemon juice
- 1/2 tsp. lemon extract
- 1/2 tsp. almond extract
- 3 egg whites
- 1/2 tsp. cream of tartar
- 1 tbsp.honey
- 1 tsp. vanilia extract
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- Place a coffee filter in a medium strainer. Spoon the plain yogurt into
- the filter and set the strainer over a deep bowl. Cover, refrigerate and allow
- to drain for 8 hours or overnight. Discard the drained-off whey. Refrigerate
- yogurt until needed.
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- Crumble the graham crackers into the work bowl of a foodprocessor. Process
- with on/off turns to make crumbs. Add the canola oil and process to combine.
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- Coat a 10-inch pie plate with nostick spray. Press the crumbs into the pan
- to make a crust. Chill.
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- In a 2-quart saucepan, whisk together 1/2 cup honey and the cornstarch.
- Whisk in the vanilla yogurt and drained plain yogurt. Cook over medium heat,
- stirring constantly until the mixture thickens and boils.
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- Remove from heat. Pour some of the hot mixture into the egg substitute.
- Stir. Very slowly whisk that mixture back into the remaining hot mixture.
- Reduce heat to low. Cook, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes. Remove from heat
- and whisk in lemon juice, lemon extract and almond extract. Spoon into the
- prepared crust.
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- In a medium bowl, beat egg whites and cream of tartar at medium speed until
- foamy. Add 1 tablespoon honey and the vanilla. Beat at high speed until stiff
- peaks form. Spread over pie filling, avoiding gaps where the meringue topping
- meets the crust.
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- Bake at 325 degrees for 10 to 15 minutes, until meringue is golden. Chill.
-
- Per serving: 231 calories, 3.3 g. fat (13% of calories), 0.5 g. dietary
- fiber, 7.5 g. protein, 43 g. carbohydrates, 3 mg. cholesterol, 165 mg. sodium.
- Serves 8.
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