Best-Ever Lemon Meringue Pie

Name: Best-Ever Lemon Meringue Pie
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: 1½ c. water; 3 tblsp. butter; Baked 9" pie shell; ½ c. cornstarch; ⅓ c. water; 1½ c. sugar; 1 tsp. grated lemon peel; ½ tsp. salt; 4 egg whites; 4 egg yolks, slightly beaten; ½ c. lemon juice; ¼ tsp. salt; ½ c. sugar

Preparation info

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Farm Journal's Complete Pie Cookbook

By Nell B. Nichols

Published 1965

About

A Farm Journal 5-star special

Ingredients

Baked 9" pie shell
1½ c. sugar
1½ c. water

Americas
United States
Pie
Vegetarian

Method

Combine sugar, 1½ c. water and salt in saucepan; heat to boiling.
Mix cornstarch and ⅓ c. water to make smooth paste; add to boiling mixture gradually, stirring constantly; cook until thick and clear. Remove from heat.
Combine egg yolks and lemon juice; stir into thickened mixture. Return to heat and cook, stirring constantly, until mixture bubbles agai