Lemon Meringue Pie

Name: Lemon Meringue Pie
Prep time: 2 h 42 min
Cook time: 2 h 42 min
Total time: 2 h 42 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 3 Tbsps butter; 79 milliliters cornstarch; 1 pinch cream of tartar; 4 egg whites; 4 egg yolks (reserve whites for meringue); 118 milliliters lemon juice; 1 Tbsp finely grated lemon zest; 9 inches pre-baked pie shell; 0 teaspoons salt; 315 milliliters sugar; 2 Tbsps sugar; 355 milliliters water

Lemon Meringue Pie is a vegetarian dessert. This recipe serves 8. One portion of this dish contains around 17g of protein, 65g of fat, and a total of 1268 calories. This recipe covers 18% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 2 hours and 42 minutes. Head to the store and pick up egg whites, lemon zest, water, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

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Adjust the oven rack to the middle position. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

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Oven

Whisk egg yolks in medium size mixing bowl and set aside.

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Egg Yolk

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Mixing Bowl

Whisk

In a medium saucepan, combine cornstarch, water, sugar, and salt.

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Corn Starch

Sugar

Water

Salt

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Sauce Pan

Whisk to combine. Turn heat on medium and, stirring frequently, bring mixture to a boil. Boil for 1 minute.

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Whisk

Remove from heat and gradually, 1 whisk-full at a time, add hot mixture to egg yolks and stir until you have added at least half of the mixture.

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Egg Yolk

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Whisk

Return egg mixture to saucepan, turn heat down to low and cook, stirring constantly, for 1 more minute.

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Egg

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Sauce Pan

Remove from heat and gently stir in butter, lemon juice, and zest until well combined.

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Lemon Juice

Butter

Pour mixture into pie shell and top with meringue while filling is still hot. Make sure meringue completely covers filling and that it goes right up to the edge of the crust.

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Pie Crust

Crust

Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until meringue is golden.

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Oven

Remove from oven and cool on a wire rack. Make sure pie is cooled completely before slicing.

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Wire Rack

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Place egg whites and cream of tartar in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Beat egg whites until soft peaks form and then gradually add sugar and continue beating until stiff peaks form, approximately 1 to 2 minutes. Use to top lemon filling.

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Cream Of Tartar

Egg Whites