Lexie's Lemon Meringue Pie

Lexie made this pie for us and it was so, so delicious! Rich and oh, so tasty! Enjoy!

Ingredients:

-1 (9 inch) deep frozen pie crust

For filling:

-2 cups water

-1/3 cup cornstarch

-1/3 cup flour

-a pinch of salt

-1 1/2 cups sugar

-5 egg yolks, beaten (keep the whites for the meringue)

-2 lemons, zested and juiced

-3 Tbs butter

For meringue:
-5 egg whites

-a pinch of salt

-1/4 tsp cream of tartar

-1 1/4 cups sugar

Directions:

Thaw and bake pie crust on cookie sheet lined with foil according to package directions. Cool and set aside (keep it on the sheet).

Let's make the filling: in a medium saucepan, mix together the water, cornstarch, flour, salt, and sugar. Bring to a boil and lower the heat.

Pour about 1 cup of the flour mixture into the beaten eggs, whisking constantly. Once well mixed, add to the saucepan. Keep on whisking. Let it simmer over low heat until nice and thickened.

Once thickened, remove from the stove. Stir in the lemon zest, juice, and butter. Mix very well and pour into cooled pie crust.

Preheat oven to 325 F.

In your electric mixer's bowl, whip the egg whites, salt, and cream of tartar. Once it formed soft peaks, add the sugar, a little at the time. Once nice and stiff, scoop meringue by spoonfuls on top of the pie.

Bake in preheated oven for 20-25 minutes or until the meringue is nice and golden brown.

Remove from the oven and cool completely. Enjoy! YUM!