Sour Cream Lemon Pie

Here's the recipe Heather. (Note at bottom for others who wanted this pie)* It is actually super easy and fast. (And Yummy).

1 C sugar
3 T cornstarch
1/4 C butter
1 C milk
1/2 C fresh squeezed lemon juice (if not using fresh, use more)
1/2-3/4 tsp lemon zest

1/2 Pint sour cream (folded in after cooking above)

Conbine sugar, cornstarch, butter, milk, lemon juice and zest in sauce pan. Whisk over medium heat until filling reaches "pudding" consistency. Remove from heat. Fold in sour cream.

Pour into baked pie shell (you can make your own or buy). Chill for two hours. Top entire pie with heavy, sweetened whipped cream (not whipped topping! You have to actually whip the cream).

Enjoy.

We made two pies with this recipe, the pies were a little thinner, but that's okay if you're a pie.

*When I was thinking about making this pie Heather told me that it sounded good. That was the key: telling me that my idea sounds good. Then I shared it with her. Daniel said that he should call and tell me that Chocolate Fudge Brownie Ice Cream sounds good, but since I didn't come up with the idea, it isn't as effective. See? You benefit from encouraging a woman's ideas. Most men could be better at this.

Whole Wheat Bread by Grandma Groberg

I was going to (still might?) make a cook book of our favorite recipes with pictures and all. For some reason it seems more doable to blog a recipe at a time with labels for easy access when I want to put it all together. In a happy way, this means everyone gets the cook book, not just a few people I would have sent it to for Christmas (which, don't worry, you would have been included). The first recipe:

Whole Wheat Bread
Long but totally worth it!
3 T yeast
1/4 c sugar
1 c warm water
Mix together and when it's bubbly add
3 c warm water
2 tsp salt
1/2 c honey
1/2 c molasses
1/4 c butter
1 c powdered milk
Enough whole wheat flour to make a soft dough
Mix together and rest 10 minutes (this is for you as much as for the bread! Even better if your rest includes some chocolate)

Add as much flour as it takes to make a little bit sticky, little bit firm dough. Let it rise twice. Form into loaves (4 loaf pans) Let rise until double. Bake at 350 for 35-40 inutes--longer if your loaf pan is glass. (That's something I've learned by failing at least a dozen times).

Side note: original recipe had 1/2 c honey or molasses. Somehow we decided that 1/2 cup of each was preferrable.

Bread dough can hardly rise when Gracie helps me cook.