Bob hope's lemon pie
1 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | 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 | Egg yolks | |
| Grated rind of 1 lemon | ||
| 3 | Egg whites | |
| Baked pie shell | ||
| 2 | tablespoons | Sugar |
Directions
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