Lemon pies rank among the most loved desserts enjoyed by Belizeans. As delicious as they are, they’re easy to make. Here’s a simple step by step recipe to guide you:

Supplies:

• 2 Bowls
• 1 Rolling pin
• 1 Mixing spoon 1 Pie Pan

Crust:

• 2 cups all purpose flour
• ¼ cup of butter (A little extra to butter the pan)
• ½ cup of Crisco shortening
• ½ cup brown sugar
• 3 ounce of cold water

Procedure :

• Gather all ingredients
• Preheat oven to 400°F
• Combine the flour, butter, brown sugar and shortening and begin to mix by hand.
• Slowly add in ice water as needed to get to a good rolling consistency.
• Place dough in the refrigerator for 15 minutes to set.
• Remove dough and begin to roll using a rolling pin.
• Butter the pie pan and place the rolled out dough in the pan and trim off the edges.
• Flute (pinch) the edges for decorative look and place in oven for 15 minutes then remove.

Filling

• 1 Dutch lady sweetened condensed milk
• ⅓ cup lemon juice
• 3 egg yolk

Procedure :

• Mix the sweetened condensed milk with three egg yolks in a bowl.
• Add the lemon juice and stir until you can no longer taste the egg yolk.
• Pour filling into pie crust that’s has been taken from the oven.
• Place the pie back into the oven for 15 minutes (If the filling starts to bubble it’s been in too long).
• Leave pie to cool for it set properly.
• Enjoy