Recipe

Grandmas Lemon Pie Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Blueeyes68ky / All my dishes 1 year, 1 month ago Recipe taken from Taste of Home Magazine by Gwen Johnson. See recipe for cook time. Servings:6	Blueeyes68k
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Ingredients

1-1/4 cups sugar

6 tablespoons cornstarch

2 cups water

3 egg yolks

3 tablespoons butter or margarine

1/3 cup lemon juice

2 teaspoons vinegar

1-1/2 teaspoons lemon extract

1 pastry shell (9 inches), baked

MERINGUE:

1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons water

1 tablespoon cornstarch

3 egg whites

6 tablespoons sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Pinch salt

Directions

In a saucepan, combine sugar and corn starch.

Gradually add water.

Cook and stir over medium-high heat until thickened and bubbly.

Reduce heat to low; cook and stir for 2 minutes.

Remove from the heat.

Stir 1 cup of hot filling into egg yolks.

Return all to pan and bring to a gentle boil.

Cook for 2 minutes, stirring constantly.

Remove from the heat.

Stir in butter.

Gently stir in lemon juice, vinegar and extract.

Pour hot filling into pastry shell.

For meringue, combine water and cornstarch in a saucepan until smooth.

Cook and stir until thickened and clear, about 2 minutes.

Cool completely.

Meanwhile, beat egg whites in a mixing bowl until foamy.

Graducally beat in sugar until stiff peaks form.

Beat in vanilla and salt.

Gradually add cornstarch mixture, beating well on high.

Immediately spread over warm filling, sealing edges to pastry.

Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes or until the meringue is golden brown.

Cool.

Stoure in the refrigerator.

Yield: 6-8 servings.

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Comments

lacrenshaw 1 year, 1 month ago said:
Obviously your only goal today, blue, is to make us all fat(ter)! What wonderfully devious ways you have found to reach it. Thanks.. five.
Lorraine

momo_55grandma 1 year, 1 month ago said:
Wow love lemon pie {One of my favorites} thanks Blue

littlemissey 1 year, 1 month ago said:
You had me at lemon. Thanks for sharing. Copied this one. "5"

trigger 1 year, 1 month ago said:
Thank you for sharing Lemon Lemon and more lemon!
Five from me

krumkake 1 year, 1 month ago said:
Oh how I LOVE a good lemon pie - and this recipe looks DEVINE! Now my mouth is watering and my mind is racing to visualize if I have everything on hand to whip one up...this is the perfect "comfort food" to me! Thanks for sharing it, Blue...Krum

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