Pie: Lemon Meringue

By fsilver4

This was my Dad's all time favorite pie, and when I married my husband, little did I know, this was his all time favorite too.

Ingredients

• 1 9" baked deep dish pie crust
• 1/2 cup corn starch
• 1-1/2 cups sugar
• 2 cups water
• 5 egg yolks, lightly beaten
• 1/2 cup lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon grated lemon peel (l lemon)
• 2 tablespoon butter
• Topping
• 5 egg whites
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 teaspon corn starch

Details

Preparation time 20mins
Cooking time 30mins

Preparation

Step 1

Mix corn starch, 1 1/2 cups sugar, water and egg yolks in pan over medium heat. Bring mixture to a boil stirring constantly (about 8 or 10 minutes), reduce heat and continue stirring and cooking for another minute until very thick. Remove from heat; stir in lemon juice, lemon zest, and butter until smooth.

Pour into pie crust.

Beat egg whites until soft peaks form; gradually add 1/2 cup sugar and 2 teaspoons corn starch, beating until stiff peaks form, about 2 to 3 minutes.

Spoon or pipe over pie filling, make sure meringue touches side of pie crust to seal and avoid shrinking.

Place oven rack in bottom third of preheated oven 375*. Bake 10 minutes until meringue is golden brown.

Cool at room temperature for 30 minutes. Chill for a minimum of 3 hours before serving.