Lovely Lemon Meringue Pie |
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Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 5 Minutes |
Ready In: 25 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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This is my grandmother's famous Lemon Mergingue Pie recipe. It's soo good and lemony. A family favorite at every occasion. I use Pat - a Crust ( Pie Crust ). 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!
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