lemon meringue pie Recipe

Ingredients

Mix cornstarch,salt,sugar,and 1/2 cup water in saucepan

Gradually add 1&1/2 cups hot water

Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly with a whisk until the mix comes to a boil and thickens

Remove from heat and whisk in the egg yolks. Put back on heat and cook stirring constantly for 1 minute

Remove from heat and add margarine and lemon juice. Let cool then pour into pie shell. Set aside

Mix the egg whites and cream of tartar in deep bowl

Using electric mixer, beat egg whites until soft peaks form

Gradually add sugar,beating well between additions untilall sugar has been used and stiff peaks have formed

Spread carefully over filling, sealing egg whites all the way to edges of pie shell

Bake at 400 degrees for 5 to 10 minutes until meringue lightly browns