Old Fashioned Lemon Meringue Pie Recipe
Ingredients
| Sugar | ||
| Salt | 1/8 Teaspoon | |
| Cornstarch | 6 Tablespoon | |
| Boiling water | 2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Grated rind of 1 lemon | ||
| Butter/Margarine | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Eggs | 3 , separated | |
| 1/2 cup plus 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice | ||
| Standard Pastry for 1-crust 9-inch pie, baked | ||
Directions
Mix 1 1/4 cups sugar, the salt, and cornstarch.
Add water and lemon rind.
Cook until thickened, stirring; simmer for 10 minutes.
Add butter, but do not stir.
Gradually stir into egg yolks mixed with 1/2 cup lemon juice.
Strain into baked pastry shell.
Bake in preheated hot oven (400°F.) for 10 minutes.
Beat egg whites with remaining lemon juice until stiff.
Gradually add 6 tablespoons sugar and beat until very stiff.
Pile lightly on pie, and spread to edge.
Reduce heat to slow (325°F.) and bake for 18 minutes.
Add water and lemon rind.
Cook until thickened, stirring; simmer for 10 minutes.
Add butter, but do not stir.
Gradually stir into egg yolks mixed with 1/2 cup lemon juice.
Strain into baked pastry shell.
Bake in preheated hot oven (400°F.) for 10 minutes.
Beat egg whites with remaining lemon juice until stiff.
Gradually add 6 tablespoons sugar and beat until very stiff.
Pile lightly on pie, and spread to edge.
Reduce heat to slow (325°F.) and bake for 18 minutes.
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