Lemon Meringue Pie
photo by Bay Laurel
- Ready In:
- 42mins
- Ingredients:
- 16
- Yields:
-
1 pie
- Serves:
- 8
ingredients
- 1 (9 inch) pie crusts, baked
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THE FILLING
- 1 1⁄2 cups white sugar
- 6 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1⁄2 cups water
- 1⁄2 cup lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 3 egg yolks, beaten
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THE MERINGUE
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1⁄2 cup water
- 4 egg whites, at room temperature
- 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1⁄4 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1⁄2 cup sugar, preferably superfine
directions
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THE PIE FILLING:
- Preheat oven to 400°.
- In small bowl, beat egg yolks with fork.
- In 2-quart saucepan, mix sugar,salt,and cornstarch.
- gradually stir in water and lemon juice.
- Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils. Boil and stir 1 minute.
- Immediately stir at least half of hot mixture into egg yolks and butter. stir back into hot mixture in saucepan. Boil and stir 2 minutes; remove from heat. Stir in lemon peel, Pour into pie crust.
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THIS IS THE MERINGUE:
- Mix thoroughly cornstarch and sugar in a saucepan.
- Gradually stir in water , making a smooth runny paste.
- Bring water to a boil over mediun heat, while stirring briskly. Boil for 15 seconds and remove from heat and cover.
- In a clean glass or metal bowl beat the egg whites until foamy.
- Add vanilla and cream of tartar.
- Very gradually beat in sugar.
- Beat on high speed untiil the peaks are very stiff and glossy but not dry.
- Reduce the speed to very low and beat in the cornstarch paste one teaspoon at a time.
- When all the paste is incorporated, increase tthe speed tomedium and beat beat for 10 seconds.
- Spread over Lemon Meringue filling Pie.
- Bake for 8 -12 minutes at 400°.
- Let cool completely on rack before refrigerating or eating.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Bay Laurel
columbus, 49
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