Lemon Meringue Pie

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 40 vanilla wafers
• 5 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1/3 cup cornstarch
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 4 eggs, separated
• 1/2 cup lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon lemon zest
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Recipe

• 1 crush wafers, add butter and sugar. press in bottom of 9" pie plate. set aside.
• 2 beat egg yolks. set aside.
• 3 in saucepan, mix 1 cup sugar, cornstarch and salt. stir in water.
• 4 cook and stir over medium heat until thick and boiling. remove from heat. temper in egg yolks, return to heat and simmer 2 minutes.
• 5 remove from heat again and stir in lemon juice, lemon zest and butter. pour into crust.
• 6 beat egg whites and cream tartar until frothy. beat in sugar and vanilla until stiff peaks. spoon on top of pie.
• 7 bake in 400 degree oven 10 minutes until lightly brown.
• 8 cool and chill.