Categories: Cake/Pies/Pastry

Ingredients

• 3/4 C sugar
• 2 plus T cornstarch
• dash salt
• 2 egg yolks, slightly beaten
• 3/4 C water
• 3 plus T lemon juice
• 1 t grated lemon rind-opt
• 1 T butter

Directions

1. Combine sugar, cornstarch, salt in heavy bottomed pan or double boiler

2. Stir in egg yolks, water, lemon juice

3. Cook for at least 5 minutes- stirring constantly

4. Then cook about 10 minutes longer until mixture is thick, stirring occasionally.

5. Remove from heat and add butter and lemon rind, if using rind

6. Cool to room temperature with saran wrap on it to prevent thicker coating on top of filling.

7. Then can refrigerate if not using

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