Lemon Meringue Pie

Caters to: 1 gobbler

Prep time: 30 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Challenge level: Intermediate

From The Pantry:

• 1 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 4 egg yolks, beaten
• 4 egg whites
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 pie crust (9 inches)
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 ½ cup water
• 6 tablespoons white sugar
• 2 lemons, juice & zest separately

Cook Away:

• Preheat the oven to 175C.

Lemon Filling:

1. Take a medium-sized saucepan and whisk together the sugar, salt, cornstarch, and flour.
2. Add water, lemon juice & zest to this mix. Stir as you add.
3. Bring this mixture to a boil over medium heat, stir constantly.
4. Next, stir in the butter.
5. Take a small bowl and add the egg yolks to it, whisk in ½ cup of the hot sugar mix.
6. Whisk the egg yolk mixture back into the sugar mixture.
7. Bring it to a boil while stirring constantly, until it reaches a thick consistency.
8. Now pour this mixture into the pastry shell.

Meringue:

1. Take a large bowl and whip egg whites until soft peaks form.
2. Add sugar to this & continue whipping to make stiff peaks.

Pie:

1. Spread the meringue over the pie.
2. Bake for 10 minutes.
3. Let it cool, then refrigerate for a few hours & serve cold.

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