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Lemon Meringue Bars
 
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes
Cook Time: 25 Minutes
Ready In: 25 Minutes
Servings: 1
This is for the lemon lovers out there, very yummie
Ingredients:
1 package pie crust mix
1/4 cup granulated sugar
4 eggs
1 cup granulated sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons grated lemon rind
1/4 cup lemon juice
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
2 egg whites, at room temperature
1/8 teaspoon cream of tartar
3 tablespoons granulated sugar
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking pan.
2. Blend pie crust mix, the 1/4 cup of sugar and 1 of the eggs in a
3. medium size bowl with a pastry blender. Pat dough gently into
4. prepared baking pan. Bake for 10 minutes. Remove to wire rack,
5. leaving oven on.
6. Beat the 3 remaining eggs and the 1 cup sugar in a medium size bowl with electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in lemon rind and
7. juice and flour; pour mixture over pie crust. Return to oven; bake 15
8. minutes longer.
9. Beat egg whites with cream of tartar in a medium size bowl with an
10. electric mixer until frothy. Beat in remaining 3 tablespoons sugar, 1
11. tablespoon at a time, until meringue forms stiff peaks.
12. Remove pan from oven. Increase oven temperature to 450 degree
13. Spread meringue mixture over lemon mixture. Return to oven and bake 5 minutes more or until meringue peaks are golden brown. Cool on wire rack. Cut with a wet knife into bars.
By RecipeOfHealth.com