Vinegar Pie III

For this old-fashioned pie, a creamy custard is topped with meringue and baked until lightly browned.

• Calories: 271 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 ½ cups white sugar
• 3 egg whites
• 4 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon butter
• ½ teaspoon lemon extract
• 1 (9 inch) pie crust, baked
• 3 egg yolks, beaten
• 4 tablespoons distilled white vinegar
• 2 ½ cups hot water

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Mix sugar and flour, add vinegar and beaten egg yolks. Mix well.

Step 2

Add 1 cup hot water. Heat remaining 1 1/2 cups water to boiling and stir in egg yolk mixture. Boil mixture until thick. Remove from heat.

Step 3

Add lemon extract and butter. Cool. Pour into a baked pie shell.

Step 4

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Beat egg whites until stiff; add 6 Tablespoons sugar and 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar and continue beating until it holds a peak. Pile meringue onto filling. Bake until meringue is lightly browned, 10 - 15 minutes.