Orange Meringue Pie

Name: Orange Meringue Pie
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 1/2 c fresh orange juice; 1 tsp butter; 2 Tbsp cornstarch; sugar or honey to taste; 3 egg yolks; grated rind of one orange; 3 egg whites; 1 pre baked pie shell

By gaynel mohler
@gaynel

my late husband loved this. do not use store bought juice. should only use fresh squeezed.

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Serves:

Prep:

30 Min

Cook:

15 Min

Method:

Bake

Ingredients

1 1/2 c

fresh orange juice
1 tsp

butter
2 Tbsp

cornstarch
·

sugar or honey to taste
3

egg yolks
·

grated rind of one orange
3

egg whites
1

pre baked pie shell
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How to Make Orange Meringue Pie

Step-by-Step

in heavy saucepan dissolve cornstarch in 1/4 cup cold water
beat egg yolks and add to orange juice. place in saucepan with cornstarch water. sweeten to taste, this depends on how sweet the orange juice is.
cook slowly until mixture is thickened.
take from heat, add butter and orange rind zest. mix till butter melts
pour into prepared pie crust.
make meringue with egg whites, top pie with meringue and bake 350 degrees until swirls are tinted brown.