Lemon Meringue Pie
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I love Lemon Meringue Pie, love it! And while I’m not to proud to make it with a box of lemon pudding this recipe from my husbands Grandma Hensley is a family favorite! Made with a fresh squeezed lemon or juice from concentrate, it’s all good!
I love pie, did I already say that? But it’s so true! I’ve always said I intend to spend my old age sitting on my front porch eating pie! I’ll make pies, people can bring me pies, I’ll buy pies!
Lemon pies probably top my list of favorite pie! I like that you can make this pie with lemon concentrate or with fresh squeezed lemons! How lucky are we that we live in a world where here in the middle of Indiana we can get fresh lemons virtually any time of the year – I think I sometimes take that for granted!
Right before Spring hits every year I get a craving for lemon – Lemon Raspberry Muffins, Easy Blueberry and Lemon Muffins, Lemon Drop Pudding Cake, MiMi’s Lemonade…………
Lemon Meringue Pie
I’m just gonna add here for future reference that the boy told me my meringue just melted in his mouth!
Lemon Meringue Pie
Ingredients
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 Tablespoons flour
- 3 egg yolks
- 1 cup hot water
- 2 Tablespoons lemon juice fresh squeezed or from concentrate
- sprinkle of salt
- 1 Tablespoon margarine
- Cooled baked pie crust
Meringue
- 6 egg whites
- 6 Tablespoons sugar
Instructions
For Filling:
- In a saucepan combine sugar and flour
- Whisk in beaten egg yolks, hot water and lemon juice
- Stir in lemon juice, salt and margarine
- Cook over low to medium heat, stirring to avoid scorching until thickened.
- Allow to cool and put into baked pie crust
Meringue
- Beat egg whites in mixer while gradually adding sugar
- Mix until stiff peaks are formed
- Spread on filled pie crust and brown meringue slightly in 350 degree oven
Nutrition values are estimates, for exact values consult a nutritionist.
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