I have been wanting to make a Lemon Meringue Pie for so long but I just can't find the right recipe.?!
jj
Answers: Was wondering if you might happend to have just the right one?
jj
Maybe this will be just the one for you!
Lemon Meringue Pie
Pie:
1 c granulated sugar
1/4 c cornstarch
1/4 tsp salt
1 c water
3 egg yolks, well beaten
1/2 to 2/3 c fresh lemon juice
1 to 2 teaspoons lemon zest
1 tbsp butter
1 baked 9 " pie shell
Meringue:
3 egg whites-room temp.
1 tsp vanilla
1/4 tsp cream of tartar
1/2 c and 1 tbsp sifted confectioners sugar
Pie:
Whisk sugar, cornstarch and salt in saucepan. Place over low heat and slowly add water. Add yolks, stirring constantly. Bring to a boil for 1 minute. Remove from heat and stir in lemon juice, lemon zest, and butter. Return to low heat and cook and stir until mixture thickens. Pour filling into pie shell. To prepare Meringue, beat egg whites in a large bowl until foamy, using electric beater. Add vanilla and cream of tartar and beat until whites for soft peaks. Add powdered sugar gradually and continue beating until stiff but not dry. Do not over beat. Spread Meringue on cooled pie filling, sealing outer edges first. Using spatula, cover center of pie with Meringue, making sure pie is completely sealed. Bake on lower third of oven at 350 degrees until Meringue is light golden brown, eight to 12 minutes.
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Grandma's Lemon Meringue Pie
INGREDIENTS
1 cup white sugar
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups water
2 lemons, juiced and zested
2 tablespoons butter
4 egg yolks, beaten
1 (9 inch) pie crust, baked
4 egg whites
6 tablespoons white sugar
DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
To Make Lemon Filling: In a medium saucepan, whisk together 1 cup sugar, flour, cornstarch, and salt. Stir in water, lemon juice and lemon zest. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring frequently, until mixture comes to a boil. Stir in butter. Place egg yolks in a small bowl and gradually whisk in 1/2 cup of hot sugar mixture. Whisk egg yolk mixture back into remaining sugar mixture. Bring to a boil and continue to cook while stirring constantly until thick. Remove from heat. Pour filling into baked pastry shell.
To Make Meringue: In a large glass or metal bowl, whip egg whites until foamy. Add sugar gradually, and continue to whip until stiff peaks form. Spread meringue over pie, sealing the edges at the crust.
Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes, or until meringue is golden brown.
LEMON MERINGUE PIE
Lemon Filling:
4 egg yolks (reserve whites for meringue)
1/3 cup cornstarch
1 1/2 cups water
1 1/3 cups sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup lemon juice
1 tablespoon finely grated lemon zest
1 (9-inch) pre-baked pie shell
1 recipe Meringue, recipe follows
Adjust the oven rack to the middle position. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
Whisk egg yolks in medium size mixing bowl and set aside.
In a medium saucepan, combine cornstarch, water, sugar, and salt. Whisk to combine. Turn heat on medium and, stirring frequently, bring mixture to a boil. Boil for 1 minute. 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.
Return egg mixture to saucepan, turn heat down to low and cook, stirring constantly, for 1 more minute. Remove from heat and gently stir in butter, lemon juice, and zest until well combined. 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. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until meringue is golden. Remove from oven and cool on a wire rack. Make sure pie is cooled completely before slicing.
Meringue Topping:
4 egg whites
1 pinch cream of tartar
2 tablespoons sugar
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.
WOW!!! I never knew there were so many variations........
I get a Frozen Pie Crust...bake... buy Lemon pie filling....put in Crust after baked....then make meringue, top, chill then seve.
Nice recipes, though!
No wonder Mom's stayed home and cooked, back in the 50's
Kudos, Mom's