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Lemon Meringue Pie II
Cathy
"A traditional lemon meringue pie, made entirely from scratch."
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Ingredients
servings 330Original recipe yields 8 servings (1 pie)
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Directions
{{model.addEditText}} Print- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
- In a small bowl mix cold water and cornstarch to a thin paste. In a medium saucepan bring hot water and sugar to a boil, then add cornstarch paste. Transfer this mixture to a double boiler. Cook until thick and smooth, stirring constantly, about 15 minutes. Whisk a small amount of this mixture into egg yolks, then whisk egg yolk mixture back into double boiler. Cook everything together for a few minutes longer, continuing to stir. Mix in juice and rind of 1 lemon along with butter. Set custard aside to cool.
- In a medium glass or metal mixing bowl, beat egg whites while gradually adding sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time. When egg whites hold a stiff peak, beat 1 teaspoon lemon juice into meringue.
- Pour filling into baked pie shell. Spread meringue over lemon filling.
- Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for 25 to 30 minutes or until delicately browned.
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Most helpful positive review
7/28/2009
Being a chef I saw that the sugar was too much. I make it with only 1 cup of sugar and baked meringue at 375 for only 6 min. great pie. I also make it with 1 1/2 cups sugar but added one more eg...
Most helpful critical review
6/19/2001
The lemon filling should be tart, not sweet, this pie was a waste of money and time, a big dissappointment, it was just nothing but a big sugar pie... yuk!
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7/28/2009
Being a chef I saw that the sugar was too much. I make it with only 1 cup of sugar and baked meringue at 375 for only 6 min. great pie. I also make it with 1 1/2 cups sugar but added one more eg...
6/19/2001
The lemon filling should be tart, not sweet, this pie was a waste of money and time, a big dissappointment, it was just nothing but a big sugar pie... yuk!
1/27/2006
The baking time is off, 25 to 30 mintues is way too much. check around 15 minutes.
7/18/2007
Way too much sugar and not enough lemon and zest. Sorry, cause I really wanted to love it.
5/4/2009
ive never made a pie before but i had a taste for lemon meringue and following this recipe i made a pie my mom wont even believe i made. its umbelievable (but i had to tweek the merengue part bu...
12/3/2010
This pie was delicious. It was very sweet. I added just a little bit of lime to make it a little more tart. It was perfect.
7/11/2015
I made this recipe as per the instructions, with only one change. I added extra cornstarch to try to combat the soupy outcome that other commenters shared. Three hours later, this pie has stil...