Ingredients
4 egg whites (room temperature)
1/2 cup sifted sugar
dash salt
2 teaspoons lemon juice or 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 egg whites (room temperature)
1/2 cup sifted sugar
dash salt
2 teaspoons lemon juice or 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Steps
- Put egg whites in a ceramic mixing bowl. Do NOT use a metal or plastic bowl. Beat with a whisk or mixer until soft peaks form when you lift the beater up (turn the mixer off first, of course).
- Gradually beat in sugar, salt and flavoring.
- Spoon meringue evenly over pie, but not too smooth. Spread well to edge, so it won't shrink.
- Bake in preheated 425 degree oven until delicately brown - about 5 minutes.
- To cut easily, dip knife in hot water.
- If meringue "weeps," too much sugar was used or sugar was too coarse. If meringue shrinks or is tough, the oven was too slow.
