Lemon Pie

A good, old fashioned lemon pie!

• Ready In: 0 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups sugar
• 4  tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 4  tablespoons cornstarch
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 2  cups boiling water
• 4  egg yolks, beaten
• 1⁄3 cup  fresh lemon juice (use freshly squeezed - you'll be using the rind, too)
• 2  whole lemons, rind of, grated (rind only of 2 lemons)
• 1  baked  9-inch baked pie crust

Directions

1. In a bowl, mix the sugar, flour, cornstarch, and salt together.
2. In a saucepan over high heat, boil 2 cups water; add the sugar mixture and cook, stirring constantly, until mixture just begins to thicken.
3. Reduce heat to low and cook until thickened; whisk in the beaten egg yolks and cook 2 minutes longer on low heat.
4. Remove from heat, stir in the lemon juice and rind and combine well; let cool for 5 minutes, then pour into previously-baked pie shell. If you like, you can cover with meringue (use "Weepless Meringue #20159" recipe).