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Luscious Lemon Meringue Pie
From the Kitchen of: Paz
Source: The Butter Buster's Cookbook
Lemon Filling
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1/4 | cup | Cornstarch |
3 | Tbsp | Flour |
1-3/4 | cups | Sugar (or 1 cup sugar + 9 packets Sweet 'N Low) |
1/4 | tsp | Lite salt (optional) |
4 | | Egg Beaters (1 cup) |
2 | cups | Water |
1/2 | cup | Lemon juice |
1 | Tbsp | Grated lemon peel |
1 | Tbsp | liquid Butter Buds |
1 | 9-inch | Baked pie shell |
Meringue:
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4 | | Egg whites |
1/4 | tsp | Cream of tartar |
1/2 | cup | Sugar (or 1/4 cup sugar + 3 packets Sweet 'N Low) |
Make Lemon Filling:
- In a medium saucepan, combine cornstarch, flour, sugar, Egg Beaters, and lite salt, mixing well. Gradually add 2 cups water, stirring until smooth.
- Over medium heat, bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Boil and stir one minute. Remove from heat. Stir in lemon juice, lemon peel, and liquid Butter Buds.
- Pour into baked pie shell.
- Preheat oven to 400º F.
Make Meringue:
- In a medium bowl with an electric mixer at medium speed, beat egg whites with cream of tartar until frothy. Gradually beat in sugar, a little at a time. Beat on high speed until stiff peaks form.
- Spread over lemon filling, carefully sealing to edge of crust and swirling top decoratively.
- Bake 7-9 minutes, or until meringue is golden brown.
- Let pie cool completely on wire rack, 2-1/2 to 3 hours.
Per Serving: Fat: 0.3g, Cholesterol: 0mg, Fiber: 1g, Calories: 329, 1% Calories from Fat, Protein: 7g, Carbohydrate: 76g, Sodium: 140 mg.
If you use the 1/2 Sweet 'N Low the calories would be 239 per serving and the Carbohydrate would be 51g.