Kittencal's No More Watery Meringue

Total Time: 10 hrs Preparation Time: 10 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon cornstarch
• 2 tablespoons cold water
• 1/2 cup boiling water
• 3 egg whites
• 7 tablespoons sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 pinch salt

Recipe

• 1 in a saucepan, blend the cornstarch with the water.
• 2 add the boiling water, and cook, stirring until clear and thickened.
• 3 let stand until completely cold ( i just put it in the fridge for an hour to speed up the cooling process, but by all means it can sit out at room temperature too).
• 4 with an electric mixer, at high speed, beat the egg whites until foamy.
• 5 gradually add in the sugar; beat until stiff, but not dry.
• 6 turn the mixer to low speed; add in the salt and vanilla.
• 7 gradually beat in the cold cornstarch mixture.
• 8 turn the mixer high again; beat well.
• 9 spread the meringue over cooled pie filling sealing the meringue to the pie crust.
• 10 bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes, or until the meringue is lightly browned.