Lemon Meringue Pie
Ingredients
- 2 Tbsp. cornstarch
- 2-1/2 Tbsp. flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup boiling water
- 2 Tbsp. butter or margarine
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3 egg yolks
- 1/3 cup lemon juice
Instructions
Mix cornstarch, sugar, flour and salt, stir in boiling water gradually. Add butter. Cook slowly until thick and clear; about 30 minutes. Remove from heat; beat in lemon juice. Beat in egg yolks 1 at a time. Cook 2 or 3 minutes longer, stirring constantly. Pour into baked pie shell. Cover with meringue; brown in 300 degree oven for 30 minutes. This recipe can be doubled or tripled if you want to make more than 1 pie.
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