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Best Lemon Pie

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Components :

  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup cornstarch
  • 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups water
  • 3 massive egg yolks, overwhelmed
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
  • 1 pastry shell (9 inches), baked
  • MERINGUE:
  • 3 massive egg whites
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup sugar

Instructions

  • In a medium saucepan, mix sugar, cornstarch, flour and salt. Steadily stir in water.
  • Cook dinner and stir over medium warmth till thickened and bubbly.
  • Scale back warmth; cook dinner and stir 2 minutes extra. Take away from the warmth.
  • Steadily stir 1 cup of scorching combination into egg yolks; return all to saucepan. Deliver to boil.
  • Cook dinner and stir for two minutes. Take away from the warmth. Stir within the butter, lemon juice and zest till easy. Pour into pastry shell. In a bowl, beat egg whites and salt till stiff however not dry peaks are fashioned.
  • Steadily beat in sugar till comfortable peaks kind.
  • Unfold over pie, sealing edges to pastry.
  • Bake at 350° for 12-Quarter-hour or till meringue is golden.
  • Cool. Retailer any leftovers within the fridge.