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(18 Votes)
Ingredients
- 4 eggs, separated
- 1 C sugar
- 1/4 tsp. cream of tartar
- 1/2 C sugar
- 3 Tbsp. lemon juice
- 1 Tbsp. grated lemon rind
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 2 cups whipping cream.
Preparation
Step 1
Beat egg whites until foamy. Add in sugar gradually and cream of tartar. Beat until stiff but not dry (it's o.k if this doesn't happen).
Pour into a butter glass pie dish. Bake meringue crust at 300 degrees for 45-60 minutes. Cool.
FILLING:
Take 4 egg yolks and beat slightly. Stir in 1/2 cup sugar, 3 Tbsp. lemon juice and 1 Tbsp. grated lemon rind, 1/4 tsp. salt.
Cook until thickened in microwave for 4 minutes (stir every 30 seconds) Cool.
Whip 2 cups whipping cream and fold 1/2 of whip cream into lemon mixture.
Pour into cooled meringue shell. Top with the remaining whip cream. Chill for 24 hours.