Bob Hopes Lemon Pie Food

BOB HOPE'S LEMON PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven 325°F.
• Combine cornstarch and sugar. Add water slowly, stirring constantly until thick and smooth. Add slightly beaten egg yolks, butter, lemon rind, juice and salt.
• Cook for 3 minutes Pour into baked pie shell. make made
• Beat egg whites and sugar until stiffly add meringue to top of pie . Bake for 10 minutes or until meringue is lightly brown.
• Cool to room temperature before refrigerating to keep meringue from weeping.

BOB HOPE'S LEMON MERINGUE PIE

Steps:

• Start with a nicely cooked pie crust.
• Preheat oven to 350.
• Mix sugar, cornstarch and water over medium low heat stirring constantly until thick.
• Stir in the butter until melted.
• Remove from stove and whisk in the egg yolks, one at a time. Then the lemon juice, salt and lemon peel.
• Reheat gently on low for 2-3 minutes while stirring. Do NOT boil.
• Pour into pie shell and cool.
• Meringue - start with a VERY clean, dry glass bowl and beat the egg whites, salt and cream of tartar to stiff peak on high.
• Fold in the sugar and vanilla by hand, carefully.
• Spread over the pie to the edge.
• Bake 15 minutes until the meringue is lightly browned.
• Cool to room temp, then refrigerate until time to serve.