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Lemon Meringue Pie Recipe
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To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have lemon meringue pie using 22 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Lemon Meringue Pie:
- Make ready Crust
- Get pie crust, baked
- Take Lemon Filling
- Prepare Lemon Juice
- Take Lemon Zest
- Make ready Egg Yolks
- Make ready Unsalted Butter
- Make ready Salt
- Prepare Granulated Sugar
- Prepare cornstarch
- Get Water
- Take Meringue
- Get Egg Whites
- Make ready Cream of Tartar
- Prepare Granulated Sugar
- Prepare Vanilla Extract
- Prepare Shopping Notes
- Get Eggs Total
- Get Granulated Sugar Total
- Take Lemons for lemon Juice
- Take Pie weights (Dried Beans, Dried Rice or Lentils works too)
- Get Parchment Paper
Instructions to make Lemon Meringue Pie:
- Blind Bake - (a) Preheat Oven to 425°F. Place crust in 9-inch pie plate. - (b) Crimp the edges decoratively or press them down with the tines of a fork. Prick the dough on the bottom all over with a fork. Place a sheet of parchment paper inside the dough and fill with pie weights. Bake for 10 minutes. - (c) Carefully remove the parchment and weights and bake until the crust is deep golden brown on the edges and lightly golden in the center
- Lemon Filling (Sugar Mixture) - (a) Whisk together the granulated sugar, cornstarch and salt in a medium saucepan. - (b) Add the lemon juice and water and whisk to combine. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring frequently, until mixture comes to a boil. - (c) Cook the sugar mixture around 6 minutes or until it begins to thickening and bubbling. Once thickened, give it a whisk and reduce heat to low.
- Lemon Filling (Temper the Yolk) - (a) Whisk the egg yolks together in a medium bowl or liquid measuring cup. - (b) Temper the eggs yolks by slowly adding half of the sausage sugar mixture to the yolks while constantly whisking. Add the tempered yolks to the saucepan and return to the heat. - (c) Bring the mixture back to a simmer and cook, stirring constantly with a rubber spatula, for 1 minute. - (d) Remove from the heat and stir in the butter and lemon zest until completely melted and incorporated.
- Crust and Filling - Pour the filling directly into the pie crust and leave on the side
- Meringue (Foam) - (a) With a handheld mixer or a stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, beat the egg whites and cream of tartar together on medium speed for 1-2 minute until bubbles foam - (b) Add the sugar and salt, then continue beating on high speed for about 2 more minutes.
- Meringue (Peaks) - (a) Place the bowl over a saucepan of simmering water, making sure the bottom of the bowl is not touching the water. Cook, whisking constantly, until the sugar is dissolved and the mixture feels sausage to the touch. - (b) Transfer the bowl to the mixer and add the vanilla. Whisk on medium-high speed until stiff peaks form, 5 to 6 minutes.
- Bake - Back at 425°F for 10-15 minutes or until meringue is brown.
- Serve - Let pie sit at room temperature for 1 hour then chill for at least 4 hours before eating.
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