LEMON MERINGUE PIE

Steps:

• THE PIE FILLING:.
• Preheat oven to 400°.
• In small bowl, beat egg yolks with fork.
• In 2-quart saucepan, mix sugar,salt,and cornstarch.
• gradually stir in water and lemon juice.
• Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils. Boil and stir 1 minute.
• Immediately stir at least half of hot mixture into egg yolks and butter. stir back into hot mixture in saucepan. Boil and stir 2 minutes; remove from heat. Stir in lemon peel, Pour into pie crust.
• THIS IS THE MERINGUE:.
• Mix thoroughly cornstarch and sugar in a saucepan.
• Gradually stir in water , making a smooth runny paste.
• Bring water to a boil over mediun heat, while stirring briskly. Boil for 15 seconds and remove from heat and cover.
• In a clean glass or metal bowl beat the egg whites until foamy.
• Add vanilla and cream of tartar.
• Very gradually beat in sugar.
• Beat on high speed untiil the peaks are very stiff and glossy but not dry.
• Reduce the speed to very low and beat in the cornstarch paste one teaspoon at a time.
• When all the paste is incorporated, increase tthe speed tomedium and beat beat for 10 seconds.
• Spread over Lemon Meringue filling Pie.
• Bake for 8 -12 minutes at 400°.
• Let cool completely on rack before refrigerating or eating.