Lemon Meringue Pie

Ingredients

Pie Filling

·         1 Cup White Sugar

·         2 Tbs. All Purpose Flour

·         3 Tbs. Cornstarch

·         ¼ Tsp. Salt

·         1 ½ Cups Water

·         2 Lemons juiced and zested       

·         2 Tbs. Butter

·         4 Egg yolks (beaten)

·         1 9” Pie crust baked

Meringue

·         4 Egg whites

·         6 Tbs. White sugar

Directions

1.       Preheat oven to 350 Degrees.

2.       To make lemon filling whisk together sugar, flour, cornstarch, and salt in a sauce pan

3.       Stir in water, lemon juice, and lemon zest

4.       Cook over medium-high heat stirring frequently until mixture comes to a  boil

5.       Stir in butter

6.       In s separate bowl temper ½ cup of boiling sugar mixture to beaten egg yolks

7.       Then add tempered mixture into sauce pan and bring to boil

8.       Continue to cook while constantly stirring until mixture becomes thick

9.       Pour filling into baked pie shell

Meringue

1.       To make meringue whip egg whited in a large glass or metal bowl until they become foamy

2.       Add sugar gradually and continue until stiff peaks form

3.       Spread meringue over pie to the crust

4.       Bake in preheated oven at 350 degrees for approx. 10 minutes or until meringue is golden brown


After pie is removed from oven let it cool down.  once it has cooled down place in refrigerator for aprox. 3 hours or until pie is firm.