Categories: pies

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup cornstarch
• 1 cup + 3 tbsp white sugar
• 1/3 cup lemon juice
• 3 egg yolks, beaten
• 1-1/2 cups water
• 1 tbsp butter
• 1 9-inch pre-baked pie shell
• 2 egg whites
• 1/4 tsp cream of tartar

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400F.

2. Combine in a medium saucepan cornstarch, 1 cup sugar, and lemon juice.

3. Add eggs and water to cornstarch mixture; bring to a boil over medium heat.

4. Reduce heat and simmer gently 5 minutes, stirring constantly.

5. Remove from heat; stir in butter and pour mixture into pre-baked pie shell. Prepare meringue.

6. Whip egg whites until frothy; add cream of tartar and beat until stiff peaks form.

7. Beat the remaining sugar gradually. Spread meringue over filling all the way to edges of pie.

8. Bake 8-10 minutes or until golden. Remove from oven and cool 2 hours; refrigerate and serve cold.

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