Lemon Meringue Pie

Name: Lemon Meringue Pie
Yield: Yield: 8 servings.
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp butter or margarine; 3 egg whites; ¼ tsp cream of tartar; 1½ cups boiling water; dash salt; 1 Tbsp butter or margarine; 3 egg yolks; 1 cup additional sugar; 2 lemons, well-scrubbed; 3 Tbsp cornstarch; 3 Tbsp flour; Standard Butter Pastry, ½ recipe, or a baked Graham Wafer Crust; Standard Butter Pastry, ½ recipe, or a baked Graham Wafer Crust; 6 Tbsp sugar (for meringue); 6 Tbsp sugar (for meringue)

Preparation info

Yield:
8
servings.

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The New Food Processor Bible

By Norene Gilletz

Published 2011

About

The processor makes superfine sugar, which helps prevent the meringue from weeping. It also does a great job of grinding the lemon rind.

Ingredients

Standard Butter Pastry, ½ recipe, or a baked Graham Wafer Crust
6 Tbsp sugar (for meringue)

Microwave
Pie
Vegetarian

Method

Prepare and chill pastry as directed. Roll out on floured surface about 2 inches larger than pie plate. Carefully transfer to ungreased 9-inch pie plate. Trim off over-hanging edges, leaving about ½ inch excess. Turn edges under and make a decorative fluted edge. Prick bottom of pastry all over with a fork. Chill for ½ hour. Bake in preheated