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Lemons and bananas are a delightful combination in this meringue-topped pie.
2 hr
DURATION
50 min
COOK TIME
1 hr 10 min
PREP TIME
8 servings
SERVINGS
Ingredients
- Favorite pastry recipe for 9-inch pie
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup cold water
- 1 cup plus 6 tablespoons sugar, divided
- 1/2 cup orange juice
- 2 eggs, divided
- 2 ripe bananas, divided
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
Directions
- Preheat oven to 500 F. Line 9-inch pie plate with pastry dough and flute edge all around. Bake for 12 minutes. Remove and cool. Reduce oven temperature to 300 F.
- In top of double boiler, place cornstarch, salt, cold water, 1 cup sugar and orange juice; cook for 20 minutes.
- Beat egg yolks. Slowly add to cornstarch mixture, stirring constantly. Cook until thick.
- Slice 1 banana into thin slices.
- Cool filling mixture; add lemon juice and banana slices. Blend well. Pour into pastry shell, then slice remaining banana over top.
- Cover all with meringue made from stiffly beaten egg whites and remaining sugar. Bake for 15 minutes to set and brown meringue. Serve cold. Discover more holiday pie recipes.
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