Lemon Meringue Pie

total cooking time: 4 minutes
6 to 8 servings

Nothing in my book beats a really good lemon meringue pie, i sometimes think I could live off of these. This recipe makes a really great pie.

Lemon Meringue Pie
1 1/2 cups Sugar
1/3 cup Cornstarch
1 1/2 cups Boiling water
3 Egg yolks, beaten or3/4 cup Egg beaters
3 tablespoons Butter
1/4 cup Lemon juice
1 teaspoon Grated lemon peel
1 Baked 9 inch pie crust

Mix sugar and cornstarch thoroughly in a 1 quart glass measuring bowl Stir in water. Cook in micro 2 1/2 minutes on high. Stir. Continue cooking 1 minute on high, or until thick. stir after 30 seconds. Beat small amount of hot mixture into egg yolks or egg beaters, then put into mixture in glass measuring bowl. Cook in micro 30 seconds on High. Blend butter, lemon juice, lemon peel into mixture in glass measuring bowl. Cool, pour into baked pie shell. Cover with meringue and brown top under broiler in oven for a few minutes.

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