Orange Meringue Pie
By
gaynel mohler
@gaynel
1
my late husband loved this. do not use store bought juice. should only use fresh squeezed.
Blue Ribbon Recipe
What a refreshing spring pie! We used 3 egg whites, 3 tablespoons of sugar and 1 teaspoon cream of tartar for the meringue. So yummy! 
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
How to Make Orange Meringue Pie
- 1in heavy saucepan dissolve cornstarch in 1/4 cup cold water
- 2beat 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.
- 3cook slowly until mixture is thickened.
- 4take from heat, add butter and orange rind zest. mix till butter melts
- 5pour into prepared pie crust.
- 6make meringue with egg whites, top pie with meringue and bake 350 degrees until swirls are tinted brown.
