Diner Style Lemon Meringue Pie
Diner Style Lemon Meringue Pie

Hey everyone, hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, diner style lemon meringue pie. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Diner Style Lemon Meringue Pie is one of the most well liked of recent trending meals in the world. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. They are nice and they look fantastic. Diner Style Lemon Meringue Pie is something which I have loved my entire life.

To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have diner style lemon meringue pie using 22 ingredients and 15 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

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

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