Perfect Lemon Meringue Pie

Name: Perfect Lemon Meringue Pie
Prep time: 3 h 25 min
Cook time: 3 h 25 min
Total time: 3 h 25 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp butter; 79 milliliters 1 tablespoon cornstarch; 0 teaspoons cream of tartar; 1 Pillsbury® Pet Ritz® frozen deep dish pie crust; 5 eggs, separated; 1 Juice of 5 lemons (about; 3 Tbsps Grated peel of 5 lemons (about; 1 Dash salt; 414 milliliters sugar; 355 milliliters boiling water

Perfect Lemon Meringue Pie might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe covers 5% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains roughly 5g of protein, 12g of fat, and a total of 376 calories. This recipe serves 8. Head to the store and pick up peel of 5 lemons, sugar, juice of lemon, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 3 hours and 25 minutes.

Instructions

Heat oven to 400°F.

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Let crust thaw 10 minutes.

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Crust

Bake on oven rack 11 to 14 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool.

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In large microwavable glass bowl, mix egg yolks, 1 1/2 cups of the sugar, lemon peel, lemon juice and cornstarch with whisk.

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Lemon Juice

Corn Starch

Lemon Peel

Egg Yolk

Sugar

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Whisk

Bowl

Add ¼ cup of boiling water into the mixture using whisk to combine.

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Water

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Whisk

Add an additional ¼ cup of boiling water.

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Water

Add the remaining boiling water to the mixture.

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Water

Microwave on High 4 minutes; stir with whisk. Microwave on High an additional 2 minutes; stir. Continue microwaving at 2-minute intervals at a time until lemon mixture is thickened, about 8 minutes. Stir in butter.

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Butter

Lemon

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Microwave

Whisk

Reduce oven temperature to 325°F. In a medium glass bowl, beat the egg whites and cream of tartar with electric mixer on high speed until soft peaks form. Slowly beat in remaining ¼ cups sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, until stiff peaks form and mixture is glossy. Spoon egg white mixture onto pie filling.

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Cream Of Tartar

Pie Filling

Egg Whites

Sugar

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Hand Mixer

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Spread over filling, carefully sealing meringue to edge of crust to prevent shrinking.

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Crust

Bake 35 to 40 minutes, or until the meringue is golden brown and temperature in center of meringue reaches 160°F.. Cool away from draft 2 hours. Refrigerate cooled pie until serving. Store covered in refrigerator.

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Oven