Savory Lemon Meringue Pie

Name: Savory Lemon Meringue Pie
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps butter; 59 milliliters cornstarch; 0 teaspoons cream of tartar; 3 egg whites; 3 egg yolks, lightly beaten; 3 Tbsps all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon lemon extract; 79 milliliters lemon juice; 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel; 0 teaspoons salt; 118 milliliters shortening; 6 Tbsps sugar; 355 milliliters water

Savory Lemon Meringue Pie might be a good recipe to expand your dessert collection. This recipe serves 8. This recipe covers 3% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 229 calories, 3g of protein, and 18g of fat. This recipe from Taste of Home requires lemon peel, sugar, cream of tartar, and lemon juice. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour. Users who liked this recipe also liked Lemon Meringue Pie, Family Stories and Meringue Tutorial, Lemon Meringue Pie, Family Stories and Meringue Tutorial, and Meyer Lemon Meringue Pie with Ginger Lemon Cookie Crust.

Instructions

In a small bowl, combine flour and salt; cut in the shortening until crumbly. Gradually add water, tossing with a fork until dough forms a ball.

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Shortening

Dough

All Purpose Flour

Water

Salt

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Bowl

Roll out pastry to fit a 9-in. pie plate.

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Roll

Transfer pastry to pie plate. Trim pastry to 1/2 in. beyond edge of pie plate; flute edges.

Line with a double thickness of heavy-duty foil.

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Aluminum Foil

Bake at 450° for 8 minutes or until lightly browned.

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Oven

Remove foil; cool on a wire rack.

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Wire Rack

Aluminum Foil

For filling, in a small saucepan, combine the sugar, cornstarch, flour and salt. Gradually stir in water. Bring to a boil; cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly, about 2 minutes. Reduce heat; cook and stir 2 minutes longer.

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Corn Starch

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Water

Salt

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Sauce Pan

Remove from the heat. Stir a small amount of mixture into egg yolks; return all to the pan, stirring constantly. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes.

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Egg Yolk

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Frying Pan

Remove from the heat. Gently stir in the butter, lemon juice, peel and extract until butter is melted.

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Lemon Juice

Extract

Butter

Pour hot filling into crust.

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Crust

In a small bowl, beat egg whites and cream of tartar on medium speed until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, on high until stiff glossy peaks form and sugar is dissolved.

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Cream Of Tartar

Egg Whites

Sugar

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Bowl

Spread evenly over hot filling, sealing edges to crust.

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Crust

Bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes or until the meringue is golden brown. Cool on a wire rack for 1 hour. Refrigerate for at least 3 hours before serving. Store leftovers in the refrigerator.

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Servings:

2Tbsps

butter 59milliliters

cornstarch 0teaspoons

cream of tartar 3

egg whites 3

egg yolks, lightly beaten 3Tbsps

all-purpose flour 1teaspoon

lemon extract 79milliliters

lemon juice 1teaspoon

grated lemon peel 0teaspoons

Recommended wine: Late Harvest Sauvignon Blanc, Ice Wine, White Port

Late Harvest Sauvignon Blanc, Ice Wine, and White Port are great choices for Lemon Meringue Pie. Since lemon meringue pie is pretty acidic, you can go with any of these sweet wines. You could try Honig Late Harvest Sauvignon Blanc ( half-bottle). Reviewers quite like it with a 4.6 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 65 dollars per bottle.

Honig Late Harvest Sauvignon Blanc ( half-bottle)

Intricately woven aromas and flavors of baked apple, dried apricot, orange blossom and freshly toasted almonds. Rich and exquisitely balanced on the pallet. Dessert in a bottle!