Chocolate Crusted Lemon Meringue Pie

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Ingredients

  • Crust:
  • 1 1/3 cup flour
  • 3 Tbsp granulated sugar
  • 2 Tbsp cocoa powder
  • 1/2 cup butter or margarine
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • Lemon Custard:
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 5 1/2 Tbsp corn starch
  • 1/8 tsp salt
  • 2 cups milk
  • 3 egg yolks
  • 3 Tbsp butter or margarine
  • 1/3 cup lemon juice
  • 2 tsp grated lemon rind
  • Meringue:
  • 3 egg whites
  • 1 tsp lemon juice
  • 2/3 cup granulated sugar

Preparation

Step 1

Combine flour, sugar, and cocoa powder. Cut in butter until mixture resembles course meal.

Step 2

Stir in egg. Form dough using hands to gently pull it together. Press into 10 inch pie plate.

Step 3

Bake at 300 degrees Fahrenheit for 20 minutes.

Step 4

In a double boiler, combine sugar, corn starch, and salt. Add milk gradually. Stir until evenly blended. Cook and stir for about 10 minutes until mixture thickens.

Step 5

In a small bowl, beat egg yolks. Pour in a little of hot custard into yolks stirring well. Return yolk mixture to custard.

Step 6

Cook over boiling water for 5 minutes stirring. Remove from heat, add butter, lemon juice and rind. Cool slightly.

Step 7

Beat egg whites until frothy. Add lemon juice. Beat into soft peaks. Beat in sugar gradually until stiff peaks form.

Step 8

Pour custard into baked crust. Top with meringue.

Step 9

Bake at 350 Fahrenheit for 10 minutes. Turn off oven and leave for 5 minutes until meringue is golden.

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