Lemon Meringue Pie

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup plus 1 Tbsp. sifted all purpose flour
• 1-1/4 cups sugar
• 1-3/4 cups water
• 1-1/2 Tbsp. butter
• 3 egg yolks
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 2 Tbsp. grated lemon rind

Method

1. 1

   Sift together flour and sugar.

2. 2

   Add water and butter.

3. 3

   Cook over low heat until thick, stirring constantly.

4. 4

   Remove from heat.

5. 5

   Beat egg yolks.

6. 6

   Add small amount hot mixture to egg yolks.

7. 7

   Return to remaining mixture in pan and cook over low heat for 4 minutes stirring constantly.

8. 8

   Remove from heat, slowly add lemon juice and rind.

9. 9

   Mix well and pour into baked pie shell.

10. 10

    Make a meringue with the egg whites and put on top of pie.

11. 11

    Brown in a slow oven.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Recipes from our hearth (1960) by N.C.) Advent Moravian Church (Winston-Salem, page 42. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

LEMON MERINGUE PIE 1/2 cup plus 1 Tbsp. sifted all purpose flour 1-1/4 cups sugar 1-3/4 cups water 1-1/2 Tbsp. butter 3 egg yolks 1/4 cup lemon juice 2 Tbsp. grated lemon rind

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