Lemon Meringue Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/3 c. cornstarch
1 c. sugar
dash of salt
1 1/2 c. hot water
3 egg yolks, slightly beaten
1 Tbsp. butter or margarine
2 tsp. grated lemon rind
1/2 c. lemon juice
1 baked 9-inch pie shell
3 egg whites (at room temperature)
6 Tbsp. sugar

Preparation

Combine cornstarch, 1 cup sugar and salt in a medium saucepan. Gradually stir in hot water.
Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce heat and cook until thick and clear, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat.
Stir several spoonfuls of the hot mixture into the beaten egg yolks and mix well.
Pour yolk mixture into saucepan. Bring to a boil.
Then reduce heat and cook 4 to 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
Remove from heat.
Stir in butter and lemon rind.
Gradually add lemon juice and mix well.
Cool 5 minutes and then pour into pie shell.