Depression Lemon Pie

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2 -3 slices bread, fresh & soft crusts trimmed
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 cup boiling water
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 2 egg yolks, beaten
• 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 1 lemon, zest of
• unbaked 9-inch pie shell
• 2 egg whites
• 4 tablespoons sugar

Recipe

• 1 break crustless bread into small pieces to make 1 1/2 cups.
• 2 add butter and pour boiling water on top. let stand 10 minutes.
• 3 mix sugar and cornstarch, add beaten egg yolks, juice and zest.
• 4 pour over bread and stir until creamy.
• 5 pour into pieshell and bake at 400 until crust is golden brown and filling is set. about 15 to 20 minutes.
• 6 cover with meringue made by beating 2 egg whites till foamy and gradually adding 4 tbsp of sugar.
• 7 bake in 325 oven till lightly browned.