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Ingredientes
- 8 ounces flour
- 4 ounces butter
- Lemon layer ingredients for a 9 inch pie pan:
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/3 cup corn starch
- pinch of salt
- 1 1/2 cups warm water
- the peel of 1 lemon
- 1/2 cup lemon juice
- 4 eggs
- 10 grams of gelatin powder
- yellow food coloring (optional)
- Lemon layer ingredients adjusted for very deep pie pan or flan pan:
- 2 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 cup corn starch
- pinch of salt
- 3 3/4 cups warm water
- the peel of 2 lemons
- 1 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 10 eggs
- 10 grams of gelatin powder
- yellow food coloring (optional)
- Lemon layer directions:
- 4 egg whites for the 9 inch pie pan
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