Lemon-strawberry Pie

Total Time: 56 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 56 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/3 cup oil
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons milk
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons freshly grated lemons, rind of
• 1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon margarine, melted
• 1 cup milk
• 3 large eggs (yolks and whites separated)
• 1 pint ripe strawberry, reserve 5-6 whole and slice the rest
• 1/4 cup seedless raspberry jam or 1/4 cup strawberry jam, melted
• mint sprig (for garnishing)

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 325 degrees fahrenhit.
• 2 in the meantime, keep a 9" pie plate ready.
• 3 for making the crust, mix flour, sugar and salt together in a large bowl.
• 4 add oil and milk.
• 5 stir till you have a crumbly mixture.
• 6 scatter the mixture evenly in an ungreased pie plate.
• 7 press edge into a plain rim.
• 8 for the lemon filling, mix sugar, flour and lemon peel in a large bowl.
• 9 whisk in egg yolks, lemon juice, butter and milk until well blended.
• 10 beat egg whites in a large bowl until stiff peaks form when the beaters are lifted.
• 11 fold into lemon mixture and pour into crust.
• 12 bake for 35-40 minutes till the top is golden in colour.
• 13 cool completely on a wire rack.
• 14 cover and refrigerate for 2 days.
• 15 upto 8 hours before serving- arrange sliced berries on the pie beginning at the outer edge and leaving a 2 1/2" circle empty in the center.
• 16 fill the circle with reserved whole berries.
• 17 brush sliced and whole berries with the melted jam.
• 18 refrigerate until serving.
• 19 garnish with mint sprigs.