Description
Some people find it hard to make a good meringue like some people find it hard to make a good pastry shell. I am enclosing this recipe for the ones who need to make it without too many problems encountered.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons cold water
- ½ cup boiling water
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 egg whites
- 6 tablespoons white sugar
- 1 pinch salt
Instructions
- Blend cornstarch and cold water in a saucepan. Add boiling water
- and cook until thick and clear. Cool completely.
- Beat egg whites till foamy. Gradually beat in sugar
- beating until stiff and glossy. Add salt and vanilla
- and slowly beat in cold cornstarch mixture. Beat quickly for several minutes. Spread meringue on filled
- cooled 9-inch pie.
- Bake pie at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 10 minutes until tips of meringue begin to brown.
Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 15 mins
Total Time: 55 mins
Servings: 8