Yield: 1 Servings
Measure | Ingredient |
---|---|
1 cup | Sugar |
2 tablespoons | Sugar |
3 tablespoons | Cornstarch |
1 cup | Boiling water |
2 tablespoons | Butter |
1 pinch | Salt |
4 tablespoons | Lemon juice |
4 \N | Egg yolks |
\N \N | Grated rind of 1 lemon |
3 \N | Egg whites |
\N \N | Baked pie shell |
2 tablespoons | Sugar |
Combine cornstarch and sugar, add water slowly, stirring constantly, until thick and smooth. Add slightly beaten egg yolks, butter, lemon rind and juice and salt. Cook 2-3 minutes. Pour into baked shell.
Cover with meringue made from 3 egg whites, beaten stiff and 2 tbsp sugar. Bake in slow oven 15 minutes until brown. From "A Taste of Palm Springs, a cookbook of recipes from celebrities, File