Black bottom lemon pie from The Four & Twenty Blackbirds Pie Book: Uncommon Recipes from the Celebrated Brooklyn Pie Shop by Emily Elsen and Melissa Elsen

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Notes about this recipe

  • Eat Your Books

    Can substitute lemons for Meyer lemons. See recipe for variation with Mandarin oranges.

  • EmilyR on June 17, 2018

    I've been to Four + Twenty in Brooklyn and it's excellent. I have a lot of meyer lemons so this recipe seemed fitting. It was a good recipe, but not one that I'll crave or likely make again. I reduced the sugar by 1/3 cup, which may have slightly altered the consistency, but I didn't want it to be overly sweet. There was a bit left over for some ramekins of custard.

  • Astrid5555 on March 18, 2018

    I really loved the chocolate and Meyer lemon combination. However I had some issues with my filling not setting properly in the center of the pie so it resembled a lemon lake in the middle. I think I made a mistake when incorporating the lemon and orange juices into the egg & sugar mixture, which was very liquid after mixing everything together.

  • trudys_person on February 27, 2015

    I thought this might be a strange combination, but it is wonderful! I made it with a fruity 65% dark chocolate (Cacao Barry Inaya), and the balance was perfect.

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Reviews about this recipe

  • Serious Eats

    Lemon pies are a dime a dozen, but rarely do you see one that uses chocolate. ... A winning combination that will please fruit and chocolate fans alike.

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