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lemon meringue pie

(2 ratings)
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Recipe by
Susan Magness
@imbossmare
Cleburne, TX

There's not much better than a good Lemon meringue Pie. This was my grandmas Lemon Meringue pie and she was the master of a good pie.

(2 ratings)

Ingredients For lemon meringue pie

  • baked pie crust
  • 3 Tbsp
    corn starch
  • 1 c
    sugar
  • 2 Tbsp
    sugar
  • 1
    grated rind of lemon
  • 4 Tbsp
    lemon juice
  • 1 Tbsp
    butter
  • 3
    egg yolks
  • 1 1/2 c
    boiling water
  • 3
    egg whites
  • 6 Tbsp
    sugar

How To Make lemon meringue pie

  • 1
    Combine 3 tablespoons corn startch with 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar in top of double boiler. Add the grated rind of one lemon, 4 tablespoons lemon juice, 1 tablespoon butter and 3 egg yolks, beaten.
  • 2
    Mix well then add 1 1/2 cups boiling water very slowly. Cook over hot water until very thick. Cool. Pour into pastry shell. Beat 3 egg whites until almost stiff, then add 6 tablespoons sugar while continuing to beat stiff. Arrange meringue on filling. Bake 30 minutes at 300 degrees.
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