Dyed-in-the-wool chocolate lovers often fail to properly acknowledge the many desserts not calling for any derivative of the cocoa bean. Therefore, this month's Dessert Spotlight deservedly falls upon not one, but three luscious lemon pies, all of which have been popular favorites for years.A major theme of Texas Cooking, of course, is to encourage cooks to seek the benefits of cooking from scratch those things many of us are accustomed to grabbing off the supermarket shelves. Do not allow your taste buds to fall victim to the mediocre.
"Why pies?," you say. "They are so much trouble, and I can't make pie crust."
"Pshaw," I say. To my way of thinking, pies are the perfect dessert. They only make 6 to 8 servings, depending upon the generosity of the slicer, so they are usually gone within 24 hours or less (or at least they are at my house). So they stay really fresh, and there is less for me to eat (not wise for me to eat pie every day). And besides, they aren't hard to make. Many people think pies have to win beauty contests. They are missing the point, and the point is TASTE.
Of course, it's quicker to use frozen pie shells. But I imagine that anyone who has gotten this far into a cooking website is interested in more than speed. Certainly, frozen pie shells are okay in a pinch, but I encourage those who consider themselves pastry-challenged to give a chance to the simple pie crust recipe listed below. Get yourself one of those hand-held pastry blender gadgets and some waxed paper. That's all the equipment you will need.
The jewel in the spotlight is Lemon Chiffon Pie. This pie may look intimidating, but it really isn't. I do recommend that you have a really good electric mixer, however. Light, high and fine textured, this pie is a delightful ending to a spicy meal.
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