Old Fashioned Lemon Meringue Pie
Ingredients
Directions
Preheat Oven to 350 Degrees
Whisk together 1 cup sugar, flour, and cornstarch.
Stir in water, lemon juice, and lemon zest.
Cook over medium-high heat, stirring frequently until mixture comes to a boil. Stir in butter.
In a small bowl whisk together egg yolks and one-half of hot sugar water mixture.
Whisk egg yolk mixture into second half of hot sugar water mixture.
Bring to a boil and continue cooking while stirring constantly until thick.
Remove lemon mixture from heat and pour into backed pastry shell.
Whip egg whites in a large glass or metal bowl until foamy.
Add 6 tablespoons of sugar and continue to whip until stiff peaks form.
Spread meringue mixture over lemon filling in pie shell. Be sure to seal the edges at the crust.
Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes or until meringue is golden brown.
Let finished pie sit at room temperature for 1 hour and then 4 hours in the refrigerator before serving.
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