Hey everyone, it’s me again, Dan, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, diner style lemon meringue pie. One of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Diner Style Lemon Meringue Pie is one of the most favored of current trending meals on earth. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. Diner Style Lemon Meringue Pie is something which I have loved my whole life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook diner style lemon meringue pie using 22 ingredients and 15 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Diner Style Lemon Meringue Pie:
- Prepare 1-9 inch deep dish pie crust
- Prepare Filling:
- Make ready 1/2 cup cornstarch
- Get 1 cup granulated sugar
- Prepare 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Make ready Zest of 2 lemons
- Get 2 1/2 cups water
- Take 1/4-1/2 cup fresh lemon juice. See note
- Make ready 3 tablespoons butter not margarine
- Make ready 4 egg yolks (keep whites for meringue)
- Get Mile High Meringue:
- Make ready 4 egg whites
- Get 4 tablespoons granulated sugar
- Make ready Pinch salt
- Make ready 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Prepare Secret to no weep meringue:
- Take 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- Get 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- Prepare 1/2 cup water
- Make ready Note:
- Get I like mine slightly tart so I use 1/2 cup lemon juice
- Take Use 1/4 cup or to your preference for sweeter or tangier filling
Instructions to make Diner Style Lemon Meringue Pie:
- Make your own 9 inch crust or use frozen. Bake at 350 until light golden brown. Cool completely.
- In heavy bottom sauce pan, combine sugar, cornstarch and water. Stir until dissolved.
- Heat over medium heat,stirring often,until thick and bubbling slightly.
- Whisk egg yolks and add 3 spoons of hot thickened filling to temper eggs stirring constantly.
- Add butter, lemon zest, lemon juice and tempered eggs into thickened mixture and stirring constantly cook until mixture thickens more and bubbles slightly.
- Pour filling into pre baked crust. Set on wire rack to cool.
- Wash pan and add 2 tablespoons sugar and 1 tablespoon cornstarch. Whisk.
- Stir in 1/2 cup water and cook until mixture thickens and starts to look like it is getting clear.
- Set aside to cool completely.
- Beat egg whites until soft peaks form. Add in the 4 tablespoons of sugar and vanilla.
- Beat to incorporate. Add the cooled mixture to egg whites and continue beating until stiff peaks form.
- Spread meringue over pie and with spoon slightly tap top and pull up to form small peaks.
- Brown in 350 degree oven until light brown.
- Cool completely and refrigerate covered in cake carrier so the meringue doesnt get messed up.
- Cool completely. I usually make mine a day ahead and let it chill overnight.
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