mamma's lemon meringue pie

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128 Pinches
Swartz Creek, MI
Updated on Jan 14, 2012

This Is The Best Lemon Meringue Pie There Is!

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Ingredients

  • 1 - baked, 10" pie shell
  • 2 boxes lemon pudding mix (3 oz. each) * not instant*
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 4 cups water, divided
  • 4 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • 1 tablespoon grated lemon peel
  • 6 - eggs, separated

How To Make mamma's lemon meringue pie

  • Step 1
    Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees.
  • Step 2
    Mix, slightly beaten egg yolks in saucepan with 2 cups water. Add pudding mixes and sugar. Then add the remaining water.
  • Step 3
    Bring to boil, stirring constantlly.
  • Step 4
    Add butter, lemon juice and lemon peel. Stir until butter has melted.
  • Step 5
    Pour into pie crust. Then top with prepared meringue.
  • Step 6
    MERINGUE: 6 egg whites 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar 4 tablespoons of powder sugar In cold bowl with cold beaters, beat/whip egg whites until soft peaks form. Add cream of tarter, mix. Add 4 tablespoons of powder sugar in 1 tablespoon increments, beating until stiff peaks form. Top lemon pie with meringue and bake at 375 degrees for 8 minutes. Take out of oven and cool completely.

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