Recipe for Lemon Meringue Pie

Ingredients

  • 2 cups water
  • 3 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 2 tablespoons flour
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 4 tablespoons lemon Juice
  • 1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
  • 1 teaspoon salt

Directions

Line pie plate loosely with pastry and bake about 10 minutes or until very light brown. Put water on to boil; mix cornstarch, flour and sugar with 1/2 cup cold water until smooth; separate eggs; add egg yolks; mix well and add slowly to boiling water. Cook 5 minutes, stirring constantly; add lemon juice, rind and salt. Pour into baked crust. Beat egg whites; add 3 tablespoons sugar and spread thickly over top of pie. Dust with sugar and brown slightly in slow oven.