Lovely Lemon Meringue Pie

Submitted by oharaj5

"This is my grandmother's famous Lemon Mergingue Pie recipe. It's soo good and lemony. A family favorite at every occasion. I use Recipe #320315."

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Yields: 1 pie
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 1⁄4 cups sugar
• 1⁄2 cup lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon lemon rind
• 3 eggs, seperated
• 1 1⁄2 cups boiling water
• 1 pie shell
• 6 tablespoons sugar

directions

1. Combine the cornstarch, 1 1/4 of a cup of sugar, lemon juice and lemon rind.
2. Seperate the eggs and beat the egg yolks. Add to lemon mixture.
3. In a sauce pan over medium heat, Gradually add boiling water. Heat the mixture to a gentle boil and continue for 4 minutes.
4. Add the mixture to the pie shell.
5. FOR MERINGUE: beat the egg whites using a mixer until stiff, then beat in the remaining 6 T of sugar.
6. Spread the Meringue over the hot pie. Be sure to seal the edges with mergingue.
7. Bake at 425 degrees in a hot oven for 4-5 minutes or until the tips of the meringue are golden brown.
8. Let cool and serve cold.
9. Enjoy!