Lemon Meringue Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 c. sugar
1/3 c. plus 1 Tbsp. cornstarch
1 1/2 c. water
3 egg yolks, slightly beaten
3 Tbsp. margarine
2 tsp. grated lemon peel
1/2 c. lemon juice
1 (9-inch) pie shell
meringue for 9-inch pie

Preparation

Bake pie shell in 400\u00b0 oven.
Mix sugar and cornstarch in 1 1/2-quart saucepan.
Stir in water gradually.
Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils; boil and stir 1 minute.
Add the beaten egg yolk to hot mixture; boil 1 minute.
Remove from heat; add margarine, lemon juice and food coloring (optional).
Pour into pie shell.
Spoon meringue over hot pie filling, carefully sealing meringue to edge of crust.
Bake until brown.