lemon pie

Name: Lemon Pie
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 3/4 cup(s) sugar; 2 tablespoon(s) cornstarch; 2 tablespoon(s) flour; 3/4 cup(s) boiling water; 2 - eggs yolk, save whites for meringue; 1 teaspoon(s) butter; 1 - lemon zest, grated; 3 tablespoon(s) lemon juice; ## MERINGUE:; 4 - egg whites, stiffly beaten to form peaks; 1/2 cup(s) sugar; 1 - pie crust shell, baked

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Janis McRae

Central, LA

Updated on Mar 25, 2012

Momma's Lemon Pie recipe! AllI can say is YUM!

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Ingredients

3/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
2 tablespoons flour
3/4 cup boiling water
2 - eggs yolk, save whites for meringue
1 teaspoon butter
1 - lemon zest, grated
3 tablespoons lemon juice
MERINGUE:
4 - egg whites, stiffly beaten to form peaks
1/2 cup sugar
1 - pie crust shell, baked

How To Make lemon pie

Step 1

FOR PIE: Mix cornstarch,sugar and flour and pour boiling water over this. Stir and cook unil thick.

Step 2

Add egg yolks,butter, lemon juice and zest. Cook until egg thckens. Placed in as baked pie crust.
Step 3

FOR MERINGUE: Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Beat egg whites until they are stiff and form high peaks. Slowly add sugaar.Beat at medium speed for about 1 minute.
Step 4

Immediately spread meringue over pie, carefully sealing to edge of pastry to prevent shrinkage of meringue. Bake at 400 degrees for about 10 minutes until peaks are browned.
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