Lemon Orange Creamy Pie

Makes 1 - 9 inch pie

1 1/2 cups white sugar
7 tablespoons cornstarch
2 cups water
3 egg yolks
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup orange juice
4 tablespoons butter, softened
1 teaspoon lemonade-flavored drink mix powder
3 egg whites
1/4 cup white sugar

Instructions:1 Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

2 In a medium bowl combine 1 1/2 cups sugar, cornstarch, water, egg yolks and salt. Cook mixture in a saucepan over medium heat for 6 minutes, stirring constantly until it reaches a thick and creamy consistency; remove from heat.

3 Add to mixture the orange juice, butter and lemonade-flavored drink mix. Pour into a 9 inch pie dish. In a large glass or metal mixing bowl, beat egg whites until foamy. Gradually add sugar, continuing to beat until whites form stiff peaks. Spread meringue over pie, covering completely.

4 Bake in a preheated 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) oven for 8 minutes. Remove from oven; cover and chill for one hour.

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Walnut Cake with Lemon Glaze

Cake:
1/2 cup (125 ml) butter, softened
3/4 cup (175 ml) sugar
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1/3 cup (80 ml) plain yogurt
1/3 cup (80 ml) buttermilk
2 cups (475 ml) unbleached white flour
1 tsp (5 ml). baking powder
1 tsp (5 ml). baking soda
1/2 tsp (2 ml). cinnamon
1 tbsp (15 ml) lemon rind, grated
1 cup (225 ml) walnuts, toasted and finely chopped
Glaze:
3/4 cup (175 ml) water
1 cup (225 ml) sugar
1/2 tsp (2 ml). ground cinnamon
1/4 cup (60 ml) fresh lemon juice
1/4 tsp (1 ml). ground allspice
dash of ground cloves

Instructions:Preheat the oven to 350 degrees (175 C.).
Cake:
Cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy and then mix in the eggs.
Blend the yogurt with the buttermilk.
Sift together the dry ingredients and add them alternately with the yogurt mixture into the egg mixture.
Stir in the lemon rind and walnuts.
Pour the batter into a buttered 9 inch x 13 inch baking pan and bake for 30-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out mostly clean.
The cake should still be moist.
Glaze:
Simmer together all the ingredients, covered, for about 15 minutes.
When the cake is done, remove it from the oven, turn the oven off, pour the glaze over the hot cake.
Return the cake with glaze to the oven for about 10 minutes.

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