Best Lemon Pie

Components :

• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup cornstarch
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups water
• 3 massive egg yolks, overwhelmed
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
• 1 pastry shell (9 inches), baked
• MERINGUE:
• 3 massive egg whites
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup sugar

Instructions

• In a medium saucepan, mix sugar, cornstarch, flour and salt. Steadily stir in water.
• Cook dinner and stir over medium warmth till thickened and bubbly.
• Scale back warmth; cook dinner and stir 2 minutes extra. Take away from the warmth.
• Steadily stir 1 cup of scorching combination into egg yolks; return all to saucepan. Deliver to boil.
• Cook dinner and stir for two minutes. Take away from the warmth. Stir within the butter, lemon juice and zest till easy. Pour into pastry shell. In a bowl, beat egg whites and salt till stiff however not dry peaks are fashioned.
• Steadily beat in sugar till comfortable peaks kind.
• Unfold over pie, sealing edges to pastry.
• Bake at 350° for 12-Quarter-hour or till meringue is golden.
• Cool. Retailer any leftovers within the fridge.