Magic Lemon Meringue Pie

Recipe Ingredients

1		Pastry shell - baked/cooled
2		Eggs - separated
14 oz	397g	Condensed milk
1/2 cup	118ml	Lemon juice
1 teaspoon	5ml	Lemon rind - grated
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Cream of tartar
1/4 cup	49g / 1.7oz	Sugar

Recipe Instructions

Preheat oven to 350F.

In medium bowl, beat egg yolks; stir in condensed milk, lemon juice and rind. Turn into shell.

In small bowl, beat egg whites with cream of tartar until foamy; gradually add sugar, beating until stiff but not dry.

Spread meringue on top of pie, sealing carefully to edge of shell.

Bake 15 minutes or until meringue is golden brown. Cool. Chill before serving Refrigerate leftovers.

Makes 1 - 8 or 9 inch pie

Source:
1979 New Orleans Times-Picayune Recipe Contest Cookbook

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