Lemon Custard Pie

Aunt Mai's pie recipe

minutes to prepare, minutes to cook

Makes 6 to 8 servings

Emma Mai Hammond

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Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cup Sugar
• 2 Tbsp. Flour or Cornstarch
• 1 Lemon juice and finely grated rind
• 2 Eggs separated
• 2 Tbsp. Butter
• 1/4 tsp. Salt
• 1 cup Water boiling
• 1 Pie Shell pre-cooked

Directions

Mix sugar and flour. Moisten with cold water. Mix in juice and rind of one lemon, egg yolks, butter, and salt. Add hot water. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until thick. Let cool.

Pour into pre-cooked pie shell. Whip egg whites and 2 Tbsp. of sugar to make meringue. Spread meringue over pie. Brown meringue quickly in oven.