Lemon Pie

8 ingredients
4 steps

Ingredients

  • 3 Tbsp cornstarch
  • 1 1/4 c. sugar
  • 1/4 c. lemon juice
  • 1 Tbsp grated lemon rind
  • 3 eggs, separated
  • 1 1/2 c. boiling water
  • 1 9 inch baked pie shell
  • 6 Tbsp sugar

Directions

  1. 1
    Combine
  2. 2
    corn starch, 1 1/4 c. sugar, lemon juice and lemon rind. Beat egg yolks, add to cream corn starch mixture. Gradually add boiling water. Heat to boiling over direct heat and then boil gently
  3. 3
    4 minutes, stirring constantly. Pour into pie shell. Beat egg whites until stiff but not dry. Gradually beat in the 6 Tbsp sugar. Spread meringue over top of pie, carefully sealing in all the filling by spreading meringue to touch all edges of crust. Bake in hot oven, 425° 4 to 5 minutes or until browned. Cool on a cake rack away from drafts. Serve cold. Makes 1
  4. 4
    8 inch pie.

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