Buttermilk Lemon Pie

Total Time: 7 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 7 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 cups buttermilk
• 1/2 cup water
• 3 egg yolks, lightly beaten
• 6 tablespoons lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 (9 inch) baked pastry shells
• 3 egg whites
• 6 tablespoons sugar

Recipe

• 1 in a large saucepan, combine sugar and flour.
• 2 gradually stir in buttermilk and water until smooth.
• 3 cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly; approximately 4 minutes.
• 4 reduce heat; cook and stir 2 minutes longer.
• 5 temper by stirring a small amount of hot filling into egg yolks; return egg mixture to pan and stir constantly.
• 6 bring this mixture to a gentle boil; cook and stir 2 minutes longer.
• 7 remove from heat and stir in lemon juice and butter, until butter is completely melted. keep this mixture warm.
• 8 in a small mixing bowl, beat egg whites on medium until soft peaks form.
• 9 gradually add in sugar, 1 tbsp at a time and beat on high until stiff peaks form and sugar is dissolved.
• 10 pour the hot filling into the baked pastry shell.
• 11 spread meringue evenly over top of filling sealing edges to crust.
• 12 bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes or until meringue is lightly brown.
• 13 cool on a wire rack for at least one hour, then refrigerate for 6 hours before serving.