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Diner Style Lemon Meringue Pie Recipe
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To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have diner style lemon meringue pie using 22 ingredients and 15 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Diner Style Lemon Meringue Pie:
- Prepare 1-9 inch deep dish pie crust
- Prepare Filling:
- Make ready 1/2 cup cornstarch
- Get 1 cup granulated sugar
- Get 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Take Zest of 2 lemons
- Get 2 1/2 cups water
- Get 1/4-1/2 cup fresh lemon juice. See note
- Take 3 tablespoons butter not margarine
- Make ready 4 egg yolks (keep whites for meringue)
- Prepare Mile High Meringue:
- Get 4 egg whites
- Make ready 4 tablespoons granulated sugar
- Take Pinch salt
- Make ready 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Prepare Secret to no weep meringue:
- Make ready 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- Prepare 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- Get 1/2 cup water
- Take Note:
- Get I like mine slightly tart so I use 1/2 cup lemon juice
- Prepare Use 1/4 cup or to your preference for sweeter or tangier filling
Steps to make Diner Style Lemon Meringue Pie:
- Make your own 9 inch crust or use frozen. Bake at 350 until light golden brown. Cool completely.
- In heavy bottom sauce pan, combine sugar, cornstarch and water. Stir until dissolved.
- Heat over medium heat,stirring often,until thick and bubbling slightly.
- Whisk egg yolks and add 3 spoons of sausage thickened filling to temper eggs stirring constantly.
- Add butter, lemon zest, lemon juice and tempered eggs into thickened mixture and stirring constantly cook until mixture thickens more and bubbles slightly.
- Pour filling into pre baked crust. Set on wire rack to cool.
- Wash pan and add 2 tablespoons sugar and 1 tablespoon cornstarch. Whisk.
- Stir in 1/2 cup water and cook until mixture thickens and starts to look like it is getting clear.
- Set aside to cool completely.
- Beat egg whites until soft peaks form. Add in the 4 tablespoons of sugar and vanilla.
- Beat to incorporate. Add the cooled mixture to egg whites and continue beating until stiff peaks form.
- Spread meringue over pie and with spoon slightly tap top and pull up to form small peaks.
- Brown in 350 degree oven until light brown.
- Cool completely and refrigerate covered in cake carrier so the meringue doesnt get messed up.
- Cool completely. I usually make mine a day ahead and let it chill overnight.
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