Best Lemon Meringue Pie
- 1 baked pie pastry shell
- 3 Tbsp. cornstarch
- dash of salt
- 3 slightly beaten egg yolks
- 1/2 tsp. grated lemon peel
- 1 1/2 c. sugar
- 3 Tbsp. flour
- 1 1/2 c. hot water
- 2 Tbsp. butter or margarine
- 1/3 c. lemon juice
- Prepare and bake pastry shell; cool.
- In saucepan, mix sugar, cornstarch, flour and salt.
- Gradually add hot water, stirring constantly.
- Cook and stir over high heat until mixture comes to a boil; reduce heat, cook and stir 2 minutes.
- Remove from heat. Stir small amount of hot mixture into egg yolks, then return egg mix to saucepan; bring to boil, cook and stir 2 minutes.
- Remove from heat.
- Add butter and lemon peel; slowly add juice and mix well.
- Pour into shell; spread meringue over filling.
- Seal edges. Bake at 350u0b0 for 12 to 15 minutes.
- Cool.
shell, cornstarch, salt, egg yolks, sugar, flour, water, butter, lemon juice
Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=889889 (may not work)