Lemon Meringue Pie

Ingredients:

11/2 Tablespoons butter

1/2 Cup flour

1 Cup sugar

1/4 teaspoon salt

2 Cups water

2 eggs, separated

Juice and zest of 1 lemon

1 recipe basic pie crust, baked

2 Tablespoons powdered sugar


     Directions:     Preheat oven to 325 degrees.  Melt butter, and add flour, sugar, salt, water, and egg yolks.  Mix well.  Cook an a double broiler oven over hot water stirring constantly until thick. 

Remove from heat.  Add lemon juice and zest and mix well.  Pour into baked pie crust. 

beat powdered sugar into stiffly beaten egg whites .  Place over pie filling.  Bake for about 15 minutes, or until delicately brown.