Lemon Meringue Pie
Serves: 8
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Tangy lemon filling meets fluffy meringue in this delightful Lemon Meringue Pie, perfectly balanced with zesty lemon juice and hints of buttery richness.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 1/3 Cup Cornstarch
- 1/8 Tsp Salt
- 1 Tsp Lemon Zest
- 1/2 Cup Lemon Juice
- 4 - Egg Yoke
- 1 Tbsp Butter (or Margarine)
Directions
Directions
- Preheat oven to 400 F.
- In medium saucepan, stir 1 cup sugar with cornstarch and 1/8 teaspoon salt.
- Stir in 1 1/2 cups warm water, lemon peel and juice.
- Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is thickened and boils
- Remove from heat.
- In small bowl, with wire whisk or spoon, beat egg yolks
- Into yolks, stir small amount of hot sauce.
- Slowly pour egg mixture back into sauce, stirring rapidly to prevent lumping.
- Return to heat
- Cook, stirring, until thickened (do not boil).
- Stir in butter
- Pour into pie crust.
- Use egg whites to make Meringue.
- Spread meringue over filling, sealing to edges
- Bake 10 minutes or until meringue is golden.
- Cool then refrigerate.
Nutrition
Per serving · 8 servingsCalories
210
Fat
5 g
Saturated fat
2 g
Carbohydrates
36 g
Sugar
25 g
Fiber
0 g
Protein
3 g
Sodium
50 mg
Cholesterol
120 mg
Estimated values for general guidance only — not medical or dietary advice.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 1/3 Cup Cornstarch
- 1/8 Tsp Salt
- 1 Tsp Lemon Zest
- 1/2 Cup Lemon Juice
- 4 - Egg Yoke
- 1 Tbsp Butter (or Margarine)
Meringue Pie Topping
Directions
Directions
- In small bowl, with mixer at hight speed, beat egg whites(at room temperature) with salt until soft peaks from. Beating at high speed, gradually sprinkle in sugar, 2 tbsp at a time, beating until sugar is completely dissolved after each addition. (Whites should stand in stiff peaks.) Rub a bit of the meringue between thumb and fore finger; if it doesn't feel grainy, sugar is dissolved.
- Spread meringue over filling; seal to pie crust all around edge. Swirl or pull up points with back of spoon to make attractive top. Bake 10 minutes or until golden. Cool away from drafts.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 4 - Egg Whites
- 1/4 Tsp Salt
- 1/2 Cup White Sugar
