My Favorite Lemon Meringue Pie |
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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 15 Minutes |
Ready In: 30 Minutes Servings: 12 |
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My husband loves Lemon Meringue Pie and this is my favorite recipe. I hope you enjoy it! Ingredients:
3/4 cup sugar |
2 tablespoons flour |
2 tablespoons cornstarch |
1/4 teaspoon salt |
1 1/4 cups hot water |
2 lemons, juice of |
3 eggs, separated |
1 tablespoon butter |
1 baked pie shell |
3 egg whites, room temperature |
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar |
6 tablespoons sugar |
Directions:
1. Mix first four ingredients in saucepan. Add hot water; cook over medium heat until mixture begins to thicken.
2. Add lemon juice and mix well.
3. Add slightly beaten egg yolks, a little at a time, to keep the eggs from cooking too fast and being unable to blend into mixture.
4. Cook until mixture begins to bubble.
5. Remove from heat; add butter.
6. Cool for a few minutes and pour into baked pie shell.
7. Top with meringue.
8. Bake in 350 degree preheated oven for 15 minutes or until meringue is golden brown.
9. Meringue:.
10. In clean glass mixing bowl, beat egg whites and cream of tartar with mixer until foamy.
11. Increase speed of mixer and slowly add sugar, one tablespoon at a time.
12. Mix on high until peaks form.
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