Pineapple Meringue Pie
- 1 each pie shell (9 inch) 9 inch, baked
- 13 cup cornstarch
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 x salt
- 1 x water warm
- 1 each lemon grated peel of
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 4 large eggs separated
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 8 ounces pineapple, canned, crushed reserve liquid
- 4 each egg whites
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup sugar
- Prepare pie crust.
- Into 2 quart saucepan, measure cornstarch, 1 cup sugar and 18 teaspoon salt.
- Stir together.
- Mix reserved pineapple liquid with warm water to make 1 1/2 cups.
- Stir into saucepan, add lemon peel and lemon juice.
- Cook over medium heat, stirring until mixture boils.
- Remove from heat.
- In small bowl with wire whisk or spoon, beat egg yolks, then stir in small amount of hot liquid.
- Slowly pour egg mixture into sauce, stirring rapidly to prevent lumping.
- Return to heat, cook stirring until thickened.
- (do not boil) .
- Add butter to thickened mixture and stir until melted and thoroughly blended.
- Fold in drained pineapple.
- Blend well.
- Pour mixture into pie crust.
- Preheat oven to 400 F.
- Make Meringue Topping with egg whites.
- Spread Meringue over filling, touching pie crust.
- Bake 10 minutes or until golden.
- Egg White Meringue Topping: Have egg whites at room temperature.
- Be sure bowl and beaters are clean, dry and chilled.
- In small bowl with mixer at high speed, beat egg whites and salt until soft peaks form.
- At high speed, sprinkle in sugar, 2 tablespoon at a time, beating after each addition until sugar is dissolved.
- Rub a bit of meringue between fingers.
- If it does not feel grainy, sugar is dissolved.
- Whites should stand in stiff, glossy peaks.
- With back of spoon, spread meringue over filling.
- Seal to pie crust all around edge.
- Swirl up points to make attractive top.
- Bake 10 minutes or until golden .
- Cool away from drafts.
- Note: For holidays add a drop or two of food colouring to meringue such as green for St Patrick's.
- Red for Christmas.
- etc.
pie shell, cornstarch, sugar, salt, water, lemon grated peel of, lemon juice, eggs, butter, pineapple, egg whites, salt, sugar
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/pineapple-meringue-pie-5813 (may not work)