Lemon (or Lime) Meringue Pie

Ingredients
Crust Pie
 * 250 gr flour
 * 1 tsp. baking powder
 * 60-80 gr Sugar ( 1/4 cup)
 * 1 teasp vanilla
 * skin of one lemon - grated ( or a little lemon extract )
 * salt - a pinch
 * 1 egg
 * 80-100 grammes butter
 * 3 tablsps custard powder and 1 tablesp. cornstarch
 * 1/2 pint of water ( 2 cups)
 * 2 oz margarine ( 2 tablesps)
 * 3-4 oz Sugar ( 1/2 cup)
 * 2 egg yolks
 * 2 lemons or large limes, squeezed for juice

Meringue
 * 2 egg whites
 * 2 oz Sugar
 * a little vanilla essence or lime juice to get rid of the "fresh" taste

Directions

 * 1) Mix all ingredients, line a springform or pie pan and bake for 10 mins, take out of oven, then increase oven temp. to 275 degrees
 * 2) Prepare Pie crust, prepare filling:
 * 3) Blend cornstarch and custard powder with cold water and put in a sauce pan
 * 4) Cook gently until thickened, take off fire and add margarine, Sugar, egg yolks and finely grated rinds
 * 5) Add lemon ( or lime) juice and pour into prepared pie crust.)
 * 6) Whisk egg whites stiffly with a little vanilla essence or lemon juice and fold in nearly all the Sugar.
 * 7) Pile on top of the lemon filling, make peaks with back of tablespoon and sprinkle with remaining Sugar.
 * 8) Bake at 275 degrees.
 * 9) When meringue feels firm to the touch, take out of oven( about 30 mins or more).