Old Fashioned Lemon Pie
Category: Dessert
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 c. sugar
- 3 Tbsp. cornstarch
- 1 c. water
- grated rind of 1 lemon
- juice of 2 lemons
- 3 egg yolks
- 3 egg whites
- 6 Tbsp. sugar
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Nutrition
Values are indicative, matched from the Open Food Facts food database. per 100 g
- 281kcalCalories
- 2.63gProtein
- 14.04gFat
- 35.96gCarbohydrates
- 12.28gSugars
- 0.88gFiber
- 0.81gSalt
Instructions
1. Combine sugar and cornstarch thoroughly in heavy boiler.
2. Add water, grated rind and lemon juice to mixture.
3. Cook over low heat until the mixture begins to thicken.
4. Beat egg yolks slightly.
5. Add hot mixture, a little at a time, to the beaten egg yolks.
6. Return mixture to boiler and continue to cook over low heat until mixture thickens to consistency desired.
7. Pour cool mixture into a 9-inch pastry shell.
8. Top with meringue.
9. Brown meringue in oven preheated at 350°.
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