Fabulous Lemon Meringue Pie
Fabulous Lemon Meringue Pie recipe
Yield
12 servingsPrep
20 minCook
10 minReady
2 hrsIngredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | tablespoons |
cornstarch
|
|
| 6 | tablespoons |
lemon juice
|
|
| ¼ | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| 1 | tablespoon |
lemon zest
grated |
|
| 1 | cup |
sugar
|
|
| 3 | large |
egg whites
|
|
| 2 | cups |
water
|
|
| ¼ | teaspoon |
cream of tartar
|
|
| 3 | large |
egg yolks
slightly beaten |
|
| 6 | tablespoons |
sugar
|
|
| 1 | tablespoon |
butter
|
|
| 1 |
pie shell (9 inch)
deep dish, baked |
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9E+1 | ml |
cornstarch
|
|
| 9E+1 | ml |
lemon juice
|
|
| 1.3 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 15 | ml |
lemon zest
grated |
|
| 237 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 3 | each |
egg whites
|
|
| 473 | ml |
water
|
|
| 1.3 | ml |
cream of tartar
|
|
| 3 | each |
egg yolks
slightly beaten |
|
| 9E+1 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 15 | ml |
butter
|
|
| 1 | each |
pie shell (9 inch)
deep dish, baked |
|
Directions
Combine cornstarch, salt, sugar and ½ cup cold water in sauce pan. Grad- ually add 1½ cups hot water. Cook over medium heat stirring constantly until mixture comes to a boil and thickens. Boil for 1 min.
Mix a little hot mixture into egg yolks. Blend egg yolks into sugar mixture. Cook and stir 1 min. Remove from heat add butter, lemon juice and rind. Cool slightly. Pour into baked pie shell. Cool to room temperature.
For meringue:
Combine egg white and cream of tartar. Beat until soft peaks form. Gradually add sugar beating until stiff peaks form. Spread meringue over filling, carefully sealing to edge of crust.
Bake in 400F(200C) oven 5 to 10 minutes or until meringue is browned.
MICROWAVE METHOD:
Combine cornstarch, salt, sugar and ½ cup cold water in 1½ qt casserole. Heat remaining water in microwave on high for 2 to 3 min. Gradually add to cornstarch mixture.
Microwave 3 ~ 6 min until very thick, stirring every 2 min. Mix a little hot mixture into egg yolks. Blend egg yolks into sugar mixture. Microwave on high 1 min.
Stir in butter, lemon rind and juice. Cook lightly and turn into pie shell. Make meringue as in conventional oven.
