Buttermilk meringue pie

8 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
3 Egg; separated
1 cup Sugar
1 tablespoon Margarine
¼ cup Flour
2 cups Buttermilk
1 teaspoon Lemon juice
¼ cup Sugar
1 9\" pie shell; unbaked

Directions

Beat egg yolks with sugar in medium bowl until well blended and lemon colored. Cut margarine into flour in large mixing bowl until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add egg mixture, buttermilk, lemon juice to flour mixture. Pour into pie shell. Bake at 450 degree 10 min. Reduce heat to 350 F and bake 30 minutes more. Remove pie from oven and set aside. Beat egg whites in large bowl until stiff peaks form. Beat in sugar. Spread meringue on pie. Making sure meringue touches inner edges of crust to keep it from shrinking. Increase oven temperature to 400 degrees. Return pie to oven and bake until meringue is lightly browned 8 to 10 min.

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