The origin of the lemon pie goes back to the traditions of British and American English cuisine. It is eaten as a dessert and snack.

It is of British origin and this recipe was brought to the US, originally in Britain a mixture of lemon juice, sugar and egg yolks, which is cooked gently in a double boiler is prepared, served at tea time to accompany slices of bread and scones, which are round and individual British breads, although Scottish origin.

Later it evolved to different variables, like many other traditions, to get somewhere else and passed from generation to generation is altered, changes and adjustments according to the enforceability of the society and its tastes and gastronomic possibilities.

The lemon pie we know today, often accompanied by merengue, the latest version offers a base of solid cookies instead of some other prepared dough, which substantially conforms to the society that seeks rapidly around the everyday, as is Also cooking, eating, etc.

 

RECIPE: LEMON PIE WITH COOKIES MARÍAS

Ingredients
2 tubes of cookie Maria

1 can evaporated milk

1 can of condensed milk

6 lemons

Procedure:

Lemons to have the seedless lemon juice squeezed.

Evaporated milk, condensed milk and lemon Blend until creamy.

In a bowl cookie it is set based Marys and add the above mixture and continue to layers of cookies and mix until it full the container.

At the end to decorate it it is recommended put a cookies or lemon slices.

The mixture is cooled for 2 hours