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      Title: Lemon Meringue Bars
 Categories: Bars, Cookies
      Yield: 3 Servings
 
      1 pk Pie crust mix
    1/4 c  Sugar
      4    Eggs
      1 c  Sugar
  1 1/2 ts Lemon zest; grated
    1/4 c  Lemon juice
      1 tb Flour
      2    Egg whites;
           - at room temperature
    1/8 ts Cream of tartar
      3 tb Sugar
 
  Preheat oven to 350 F. Blend pie crust mix, the 1/4 cup of sugar
  and 1 of the eggs in medium-size bowl with a pastry blender. Pat dough
  gently in to a greased 13x9x2" baking pan. Bake in a moderate
  (350 F) oven for 10 minutes. Remove to wire rack, leaving oven on.
  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
  juice and flour; pour mixture over pie crust. Return to oven; bake
  15 minutes longer. Beat egg whites with cream of tartar in a
  medium-size bowl with an electric mixer until frothy. Beat in
  remaining 3 tb sugar, 1 tb at a time, until meringue forms stiff
  peaks. Remove pan from oven. Raise oven temperature to very hot
  (450 F). 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
  
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