Lemon Meringue Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

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

Preparation

Bake the pie shell; cool.
Heat oven to 400\u00b0.
Mix sugar and cornstarch in a medium saucepan.
Gradually stir in water.
Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture thickens and boils.
Boil and stir 1 minute.
Gradually stir at least half the mixture into the egg yolks; blend into the hot mixture in saucepan.
Boil and stir 1 minute.
Remove from heat and stir in butter, lemon peel and lemon juice.
Immediately pour into pie shell.
Prepare meringue (recipe to follow).