Prepare a 9-inch baked traditional, shortening-free or vegan pie crust.

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cup sugar
• 6 Tbsp cornstarch
• 1/4 Tsp salt
• 1/2 cup cold water
• 1/2 cup lemon juice
• 3 well beaten egg yolks
• 2 Tbsp butter
• 1 tsp. lemon rind
• 1/2 pint whipping cream

1. Sift into sauce pan-1 1/2 cup sugar, cornstarch, 1/4 tsp salt. Mix well.
   
    
2. Gradually blend in- 1/2 cup cold water , 1/2 cup lemon juice . Mix egg yolk in a separate bowl and add to the sugar mixture. Don't add yolk without mixing in the seperate bowl first.
   
    
3. Heat stirring constantly and gradually add 1 1/2 cup boiling water. Simmer 1 minute.
   
    
4. Stir in 1 tsp grated lemon rind and butter.
   
    
5. Pour into the pie crust while the filling is hot . If you pour after the filling cooled down, it doesn't set firm.
   
    
6. Chill and decorate with whipping cream.
   
   

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