Simple Lemon Meringue Pie

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 baked 8 inch pie shell
• 1/2 cup lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon lemon rind, grated
• 1 (15 ounce) can eagle brand sweetened condensed milk
• 2 eggs, separated
• 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 4 tablespoons sugar

Recipe

• 1 combine lemon juice and grated lemon rind.
• 2 gradually stir lemon juice into sweetened condensed milk.
• 3 add egg yolks and stir until well blended.
• 4 pour into cooled pastry shell.
• 5 in another bowl, add cream of tartar to egg whites, beat until almost stiff enough to hold a peak.
• 6 add sugar gradually, beating until stiff but not dry.
• 7 pile lightly on pie filling.
• 8 bake in 325 degree oven until browned, about 15 minutes.
• 9 cool before serving.