Lemon meringue pie

Lemon meringue pie

Ingredients/Components

• sugar - 2/3 c
• salt - 1/4 tsp
• cornstarch - 1/4 c
• eggs, separated - 3 item
• water
• oleo - 1 Tbsp
• juice of 3 lemons
• pie crust - 1 item
• grated peel of 3 lemons
• shakes of cream of tartar - 2 item

How to make lemon meringue pie:

Bake crust in 400° oven until brown. Mix first 3 ingredients and add water; cook until thick. Add beaten egg yolks with 3 tablespoons water to hot mixture. Cook until thick and clean. Add oleo and lemon juice and peel. Beat egg whites with cream of tartar slightly and start adding sugar, 2 tablespoons at a time. Whip until fluffy but not dry. Pour filling into crust and cover with meringue and cover with peel. Bake 25 minute at 300°. Let meringue cool in oven.

Recipe categories: Pie, Pies and tarts, Cakes.