Recipe

Lemon Meringue Bars Recipe

	Henrie / All my dishes 1 year, 3 months ago This is for the lemon lovers out there, very yummie Prep:15m Cook:25m Servings:1	Henrie
	desserts misc bars easy yummie

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Ingredients

1 package pie crust mix

1/4 cup granulated sugar

4 eggs

1 cup granulated sugar

1 1/2 teaspoons grated lemon rind

1/4 cup lemon juice

1 tablespoon all-purpose flour

2 egg whites, at room temperature

1/8 teaspoon cream of tartar

3 tablespoons granulated sugar

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking pan.

Blend pie crust mix, the 1/4 cup of sugar and 1 of the eggs in a

medium size bowl with a pastry blender. Pat dough gently into

prepared baking pan. Bake for 10 minutes. Remove to wire rack,

leaving oven on.

Beat the 3 remaining eggs and the 1 cup sugar in a medium size bowl with electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in lemon rind and

juice and flour; pour mixture over pie crust. Return to oven; bake 15

minutes longer.

Beat egg whites with cream of tartar in a medium size bowl with an

electric mixer until frothy. Beat in remaining 3 tablespoons sugar, 1

tablespoon at a time, until meringue forms stiff peaks.

Remove pan from oven. Increase oven temperature to 450 degree

Spread meringue mixture over lemon mixture. Return to oven and bake 5 minutes more or until meringue peaks are golden brown. Cool on wire rack. Cut with a wet knife into bars.

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