Orange Meringue Pie
(Courtesy of All Recipes)
Ingredients:
1 (9 inch) unbaked pie crust
3/4 cup sugar
1/3 cup cornstarch
1 pinch salt
1 cup orange juice
1/2 cup lemon juice
1/4 cup water
4 eggs, separated
4 TBspns butter or margarine, cut into pieces
2 tspns grated orange zest
1/2 cup diced oranges segments
12 cup sugar
1/4 tspn cream of tartar
Directions:
Preheat oven to 400
Line pastry with aluminum foil and a layer of pie weights or dried beans
Bake in until edge of crust is golden (about 10 minutes)
Carefully remove the foil and weights
Bake for another 5 minutes
In a small saucepan, stir together the 3/4 cup sugar, 1/3 cup cornstarch and salt
Mix in the orange juice, lemon juice
Whisk in the egg yolks
Cover and cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until it's thick and bubbly (about 5 minutes)
Remove from heat, and stir in the butter and orange zest
If desired, stir in the dice orange segments
Pour into prepared pie crust
Cover with plastic wrap
Set aside to cool
When the pie has cooled to room temperature
Preheat oven to 350
To prepare the meringue, in a large glass or metal bowl, beat egg whites until they are foamy
Gradually add 1/2 cup sugar and cream of tartar
Continue to beat until stiff peaks form
Lift your beater or whisk straight up; the egg white should form a sharp peak that holds it's shape
Spread over pie, making sure the meringue completely covers the filling and meets the edges of the pie crust
Bake in oven until meringue topping is golden brown (about 15 minutes)
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