Lovely Lemon Meringue Pie
Ready In: 25 mins
Serves: 8
Yields: 1 pie
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
- Combine the cornstarch, 1 1/4 of a cup of sugar, lemon juice and lemon rind.
- Seperate the eggs and beat the egg yolks. Add to lemon mixture.
- In a sauce pan over medium heat, Gradually add boiling water. Heat the mixture to a gentle boil and continue for 4 minutes.
- Add the mixture to the pie shell.
- FOR MERINGUE: beat the egg whites using a mixer until stiff, then beat in the remaining 6 T of sugar.
- Spread the Meringue over the hot pie. Be sure to seal the edges with mergingue.
- Bake at 425 degrees in a hot oven for 4-5 minutes or until the tips of the meringue are golden brown.
- Let cool and serve cold.
- Enjoy!
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