Sour Cream Lemon Meringue Pie

Name: Sour Cream Lemon Meringue Pie
Prep time: 10 h 30 min
Cook time: 10 h 30 min
Total time: 10 h 30 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 pinch Pinch baking soda; 4 Tbsps butter; 1 Tbsp cornstarch; 3 larges egg whites, room temp; 3 larges egg yolks; 355 milliliters graham crackers (20 squares); 6 Tbsps granulated sugar; 59 milliliters lemon juice (read directions before adding); 1 Tbsp lemon zest; 237 milliliters sour cream; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 2 Tbsps water; 237 milliliters milk (whole)

You can never have too many dessert recipes, so give Sour Cream Lemon Meringue Pie a try. This recipe serves 8. This recipe covers 5% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Watching your figure? This vegetarian recipe has 266 calories, 5g of protein, and 16g of fat per serving. Head to the store and pick up lemon zest, milk, vanilla, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 10 hours and 30 minutes.

Instructions

Whisk egg yolks in a bowl set next to stove.

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Combine sugar and cornstarch in a small saucepan.

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Sugar

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Whisk in half cup of the milk.

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Add remaining milk and turn heat to medium. Cook, whisking constantly, until mixture is thick. Carefully spoon or pour a little of the milk mixture into the bowl of egg yolks, stirring well – this tempers the yolks.

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Add yolk mixture back to saucepan and bring to a low boil. Cook, whisking constantly, for 2 minutes.

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Remove from heat and add butter. Stir until butter melts, then add 1/4 cup lemon juice. Test to see if it’s lemony enough for you and if not, add remaining lemon juice and zest until you are satisfied with the lemon level.

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Let cool completely in the saucepan.Stir sour cream into cooled lemon mixture and pour/spread in pie crust. Prepare meringue.Meringue: In a small cup, dissolve cornstarch in 2 tablespoon of the water. Bring remaining 1/2 cup water to a boil in a small saucepan.

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Add cornstarch mixture to boiling water and cook, whisking stirring constantly, until clear and thickened.

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Let stand until completely cool.Using an electric mixer, beat eggs until foamy. Gradually (1 tablespoon at a time) beat in sugar. Reduce mixer to low and add baking soda and vanilla. Raise mixer speed back to high and beat in cornstarch/syrup mixture, beating until thick and fairly stiff.

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