LEMON MERINGUE PIE (9-INCH)

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This is my son's all time favorite pie. He gets upset if I only make one, because he wants a whole pie to himself. Prep and cook time does not include making the pie shell and is approximate. This recipe came from a 1973 Betty Crocker cookbook.

Provided by keen5

Categories     Pie

Time 1h5m

Yield 1 9-inch pie

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 baked 9 inch pie shell
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/3 cup cornstarch, plus
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 1/2 cups water
3 egg yolks, slightly beaten (save whites for meringue)
3 tablespoons butter or 3 tablespoons margarine
2 teaspoons grated lemon rind
1/2 cup lemon juice
2 drops yellow food coloring, if desired
3 egg whites
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
6 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Steps:

  • Bake pie shell.
  • Heat oven to 400 degrees.
  • Mix sugar and cornstarch in medium saucepan.
  • Gradually stir in water.
  • Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils.
  • Boil and stir 1 minute.
  • Gradually stir at least half the hot mixture into egg yolks.
  • Blend into hot mixture in pan.
  • Boil and stir 2 minutes.
  • Remove from heat; stir in butter, lemon peel, lemon juice and food color.
  • Pour into baked pie shell.
  • Heap meringue onto hot pie filling; spread over filling, carefully sealing meringue to edge of crust to prevent shrinking or weeping.
  • Bake about 10 minutes or until a delicate light brown.
  • Cool away from draft.
  • For Meringue: Beat egg whites and cream of tartar until foamy.
  • Beat in sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time; continue beating until stiff and glossy (peaks will form).
  • DO NOT UNDERBEAT.
  • Beat in vanilla.

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