Bob Hope's Lemon Meringue Pie

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups tbsps sugar
• 3 tablespoons sugar
• 4 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch
• 3/4 cup water
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 4 eggs
• 6 tablespoons lemon juice, fresh
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons lemon peel, minced (rehydrate in 2 tbs water)
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 2 1/2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Recipe

• 1 start with a nicely cooked pie crust.
• 2 preheat oven to 350.
• 3 mix sugar, cornstarch and water over medium low heat stirring constantly until thick.
• 4 stir in the butter until melted.
• 5 remove from stove and whisk in the egg yolks, one at a time. then the lemon juice, salt and lemon peel.
• 6 reheat gently on low for 2-3 minutes while stirring. do not boil.
• 7 pour into pie shell and cool.
• 8 meringue - start with a very clean, dry glass bowl and beat the egg whites, salt and cream of tartar to stiff peak on high.
• 9 fold in the sugar and vanilla by hand, carefully.
• 10 spread over the pie to the edge.
• 11 bake 15 minutes until the meringue is lightly browned.
• 12 cool to room temp, then refrigerate until time to serve.