Old Fashioned Lemon Pie

8 ingredients
9 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 c. sugar
  • 3 Tbsp. cornstarch
  • 1 c. water
  • grated rind of 1 lemon
  • juice of 2 lemons
  • 3 egg yolks
  • 3 egg whites
  • 6 Tbsp. sugar

Directions

  1. 1
    Combine sugar and cornstarch thoroughly in heavy boiler.
  2. 2
    Add water, grated rind and lemon juice to mixture.
  3. 3
    Cook over low heat until the mixture begins to thicken.
  4. 4
    Beat egg yolks slightly.
  5. 5
    Add hot mixture, a little at a time, to the beaten egg yolks.
  6. 6
    Return mixture to boiler and continue to cook over low heat until mixture thickens to consistency desired.
  7. 7
    Pour cool mixture into a 9-inch pastry shell.
  8. 8
    Top with meringue.
  9. 9
    Brown meringue in oven preheated at 350°.

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