Lemon Meringue Pie

I made a lemon meringue pie for Molly's Birthday! its a little more brown than i would have liked, but hopefully it tastes nice. She isn't a big fan of crust so i tried to make it thin.

I'm not sure what the name of the book was that i got this recipe from, but its at my mom's house, and the cover is red and white plaid...


Lemon Meringue Pie:

1 1/5 cups sugar
3 T cornstarch
3 T flour
Dash salt
1 1/2 cups hot water
-In a saucepan, gradually stir in water and bring to a boil. Cook while stirring for 2 more minutes, and remove from heat)

3 slightly beaten egg yolks
2 T butter
1/2 t grated lemon peel
1/3 cup lemon juice
1 9 inch baked pastry shell, cooled
- Stir part of the hot mixture into the egg yolks, then combine with the rest. Bring it to boiling and cook for 2 more minutes, stirring constantly. Add butter and lemon peel. Slowly add lemon juice, mixing well. Pour into pastry shell.

Meringue:
3 egg whites
1/2 t vanilla
1/4 t cream tarter
4 T sugar
- Beat egg whites with vanilla and cream of tarter til soft peaks form. Gradually add sugar, beating until stiff and glossy peaks form and all sugar is  dissolved. Spread meringue over hot filling.

- Bake at 350 for 12 to 15 minutes. Cool before cutting.

Sorry there's so much sugar molly :)

-Roseanne