*  Exported from  MasterCook  *

                         Scintillating Lemon Pie

Recipe By     :  Courtesy of Elsah Landing Restaurant.
Serving Size  : 1    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Desserts

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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                        Pastry for a 2 crust (9 inch) pie
   1 1/2  tablespoons   sugar
   1      teaspoon      nutmeg
   3                    lemons
   1 1/2  cups          sugar
     1/3  cup           butter
   3      tablespoons   flour
   3                    eggs
     1/2  cup           water

Preheat oven to 400. Roll out 1/2 of th dough into 9 inch circle
 Cut into 6 wedges. Place wedges on cookie sheet. 
Mix sugar and nutmeg together in small bowl. 
Sprinkle over pastry wedges. 
Bake at 400 degrees for no longer than 5 minutes, or until set.
 Remove from cookie sheet and set aside. 

Grate yellow part of rind. Peel and slice lemons very thinly.
 Set aside.
 Cream sugar, butter and flour in mixer bowl.
 Beat in eggs. beat in water.
 Stir in reserved lemon slices and grated rind.
 Roll out remaining pastry to form 9-inch pie shell.
 Pour lemon mixture into prepared pie shell.
 Bake at 400 degrees for 25 minutes. 
Arrange baked pastry wedges on top of filling
 and bake for an additional 5 minutes, or until filling is firm.

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