Betty Turner's Best Ever Lemon Pie Recipe
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Ingredients: LEMON PIE 1 baked pie shell 1 ¼ cup sugar 6 tblsp cornstarch 2 cups water 1/3 cup lemon juice 3 eggs, separated 3 tblsp butter 1 ½ tsp lemon extract 1 tsp vinegar
MERINGUE 1 tblsp cornstarch 2 tblsp cold water ½ cup boiling water 1 tsp vanilla ½ cup boiling water 3 egg whites 6 tblsp sugar Pinch of Salt
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Directions:PIE Mix sugar & cornstarch together in top of double boiler: Add water; Combine egg yolks with juice & mix: Add to double boiler mixture; Cook until thick over boiling water for 25 minutes; Add lemon extract, butter, vinegar & stir thoroughly; Pour into 9” pie shell & let cool; Cover with meringue & brown in oven.
MERINGUE Blend cornstarch & cold water in saucepan; Add boiling water & cook, stirring until clear & thickened; Let stand until completely cold; With electric mixer, beat at high speed until egg whites are foamy; Gradually add sugar & beat until stiff; Turn mixer to low & add salt & vanilla: Turn to high & mix well; Spread meringue over pie filling; Bake at 350 about 10 minutes.
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Notes: Meringue will cut beautifully and never gets sticky.
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