Buttermilk Meringue Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 large eggs, seperated
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1/2 teaspoon ground lemon rind
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/8 teaspoon allspice
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 cups buttermilk
• 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1 dash salt
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 9 inches unbaked pie shells

Recipe

• 1 cream butter and 2/3 cup sugar in mixer bowl until light and fluffy --
• 2 add vanilla and egg yolks, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
• 3 stir in flour, lemon rind, spices and 1/4 tsp salt.blend well --
• 4 pour in buttermilk.
• 5 turn into pie shell --
• 6 bake in preheated oven 425* for 8 minutes.
• 7 reduce temperature to 325*.
• 8 bake for 40 minutes or until set --
• 9 cool for 30 minutes.
• 10 beat egg whites with cream of tartar and dash of salt until soft peaks form.
• 11 add remaining 1/3 cup sugar gradually.beating until stiff peaks form.
• 12 spread over filling -- sealing to edges.
• 13 bake in preheated 375* oven for 6 minutes.or until meringue is golden --
• 14 chill until serving time.