Mrs. Miller's Prize-Winning Lemon Meringue Pie
 
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Serves: 1 pie
Ingredients
  • 3 tablespoons of cornstarch
  • 1 1 /4 cups sugar
  • 1 /4 cup lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon of grated lemon rind
  • 3 eggs, separated
  • 1½ cups of boiling water
  • 1 - 9" baked pie shell
Instructions
  1. Combine sugar, cornstarch, lemon juice, and lemon rind.
  2. Beat egg yolks; add to cornstarch mixture, gradually adding boiling water.
  3. Heat to boiling over direct heat and then boil gently in 4 minutes, stirring constantly.
  4. Pour into a pie shell.
  5. Beat egg whites until stiff, but not dry.
  6. Gradually beat in 6 tablespoons of sugar.
  7. Spread meringue over top of pie.
  8. Bake in a hot over for 4 - 5 minutes at 425 or until browned. Cool and serve.
Recipe by Amish 365 at https://www.amish365.com/mrs-millers-prize-winning-lemon-meringue-pie/