Greet the springtime season with our Lemon Meringue Pie. It's a refreshing dessert everyone will love. Open your kitchen windows, let in the sun, and have some fun baking this season!
Ingredients
1 cup of sugar
2 tablespoons of flour
3 tablespoons of cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon of salt
1 1/2 cups of water
2 juiced and zested lemons
2 tablespoons of butter
4 eggs
1 pie crust
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
To make the filling whisk together sugar, flour, cornstarch, and salt in a saucepan. Add water, lemon juice, and lemon zest. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring frequently, until mixture comes to a boil. Stir in butter. Place egg yolks in a small bowl and whisk in 1/2 cup of hot sugar mixture. Whisk egg yolk mixture back into remaining sugar mixture. Bring to a boil and continue to cook while stirring constantly until thick. Remove from heat. Pour filling into baked pastry shell.
To make the meringue, whip egg whites until foamy. Add sugar. Spread meringue over pie, sealing the edges at the crust.
Bake for 10 minutes or until meringue is light brown.
Enjoy!
Recipe Source: AllRecipes