Old Fashioned Lemon Meringue Pie

Old Fashioned Lemon Meringue Pie

Ingredients

Lemon Filling
1 cup Sugar
2 tbsp Flour
3 tbsp Cornstarch
1 ½ cups Water
2 Lemons, Juiced and Zested
2 tbsp Butter
4 Egg Yolks, Beaten
Pie Crust
1 9 Inch Pie Crust, Baked
Topping
4 Egg Whites
6 tbsp Sugar

Directions

Preheat Oven to 350 Degrees

Lemon Filling

Whisk together 1 cup sugar, flour, and cornstarch.

Stir in water, lemon juice, and lemon zest.

Cook over medium-high heat, stirring frequently until mixture comes to a boil. Stir in butter.

In a small bowl whisk together egg yolks and one-half of hot sugar water mixture.

Whisk egg yolk mixture into second half of hot sugar water mixture.

Bring to a boil and continue cooking while stirring constantly until thick.

Assemble Lemon Filling in Pie Shell

Remove lemon mixture from heat and pour into backed pastry shell.

Meringue

Whip egg whites in a large glass or metal bowl until foamy.

Add 6 tablespoons of sugar and continue to whip until stiff peaks form.

Assemble Topping

Spread meringue mixture over lemon filling in pie shell. Be sure to seal the edges at the crust.

Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes or until meringue is golden brown.

Let finished pie sit at room temperature for 1 hour and then 4 hours in the refrigerator before serving.

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