Lemon Supreme Pie

A friend and I often visit a local restaurant for pie and coffee. When they stopped carrying our favorite lemon supreme pie, I got busy in the kitchen and created this version, which we think tastes even better! The combination of the cream cheese and tart lemon is wonderful. —Jana Beckman, Wamego, Kansas

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 25 min. + cooling Bake: 25 min. + chilling YIELD: 8 servings.

Ingredients

• Pastry for deep-dish pie (9 inches)

• LEMON FILLING:

• 1-1/4 cups sugar, divided

• 6 tablespoons cornstarch

• 1/2 teaspoon salt

• 1-1/4 cups water

• 2 tablespoons butter

• 2 teaspoons grated lemon zest

• 4 to 5 drops yellow food coloring, optional

• 1/2 cup lemon juice

• CREAM CHEESE FILLING:

• 11 ounces cream cheese, softened

• 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar

• 1-1/2 cups whipped topping

• 1 tablespoon lemon juice

• Additional whipped topping, optional

Directions

• 1. On a lightly floured surface, roll pie dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; transfer to a 9-in. deep dish pie plate. Trim crust to 1/2 in. beyond rim of plate; flute edge. Refrigerate 30 minutes.

• 2. Preheat oven to 425°. Line crust with a double thickness of foil. Fill with pie weights, dried beans or uncooked rice. Bake on a lower oven rack 20-25 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Remove foil and weights; bake 3-6 minutes longer or until bottom is golden brown. Cool on a wire rack.

• 3. For lemon filling, combine 3/4 cup sugar, cornstarch and salt in a small saucepan. Stir in water until smooth. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat; add remaining sugar. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in butter, lemon zest and, if desired, food coloring. Gently stir in lemon juice. Cool to room temperature, about 1 hour.

• 4. For cream cheese filling, beat cream cheese and confectioners' sugar until smooth. Fold in whipped topping and lemon juice. Spread over pie shell.

• 5. Cover cream cheese filling with lemon filling. Refrigerate pie overnight.

• 6. If desired, dollop additional whipped topping over lemon filling. Refrigerate until serving.

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