Lemon pie Recipe

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Lemon pie

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Ingredients:

2	cup	Water, boiling
1	cup	Sugar
		1 ea Lemon, juice of
1	tbsp	Butter
3	tbsp	Powdered sugar
2	tbsp	Cornstarch
		?ea Lemon, grated rind of
		2 ea Egg, separated
1	x	*pastry

Procedures:

1	Mix the cornstarch and sugar together and slowly add the boiling water, stirring constantly.
2	Cook until mixture thickens.
3	Remove from the fire and add the beaten egg yolks and butter, lemon rind and juice.
4	Cook about 1 minute.
5	Line one large deep pie pan with pastry, prick the bottom with a fork and bake at 450°F for 20 minutes.
6	Remove from fire and fill with the cooled lemon filling.
7	Beat the egg whites, gradually adding about 3 tbsp powdered sugar when soft peaks form.
8	Continue beating until stiff peaks form.
9	Spread meringue on pie.
10	Cover pie and return to the oven, reduce heat to 325°F and brown the meringue