Lemon Meringue Pie

Old-fashioned lemon meringue pie explodes with the sunny flavors of a summer’s day, perfect for a picnic or Sunday supper.

Lemon Meringue Pie

By Sue Lau |  Palatable Pastime

“This post and recipe was created for #SummerDessertWeek! I was sent samples by some of the sponsor companies but as always opinions are 100% mine.”

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No-Churn Caramel Fudge Crunch Ice Cream

Indian Rice Pudding (Kheer)

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My recipe  of  the day is  for  lemon meringue  pie. As an old-fashioned pie, it is one of my  favorites as lemon is one of my favorite flavors.

We start  off on this pie by blind baking or par baking the crust. This is done by  putting  the crust in  the  pie plate, pricking it with a fork,  topping  with a little parchment, and then pie weights or dry beans (either work well) my pie weights disappeared from the cabinet or I would have. Things like that happen, like finding my cream of tartar where it was not supposed to be.

The filling is essentially just lemon curd. There are lots  of  uses for  lemon curd beyond pie, such  as putting on scones  with  a bit of clotted cream.

Whipping the meringue is very easy with an electric mixer fitted with a whip. The KitchenAid  makes very  short work  of it.

Filling  goes into  the par baked crust and gets immediately topped with meringue.

I’d note  how gorgeously white this is,  but it  is also stunning when the whirls of meringue brown in the oven. Or you could use a torch  and skip the oven. Don’t ask me where my torch is. In places more remote than pie weights or cream of tartar I suspect, in the dragon-horde of my kitchen gremlin. His favorite is plastic container lids.

Oh, he has been to your place  too?

The pie is nicely browned and looks ready to eat, but still needs to chill for a few hours to get the curd to solidify. It works quite the same  way  as  a custard pudding,  sans milk.

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Lemon Meringue Pie

Course Dessert, Pie

Cuisine American

Keyword Lemon Meringue

Prep Time 25 minutes minutes

Cook Time 35 minutes minutes

chill time 6 hours hours

Author Sue Lau

Equipment

• Electric Mixer
• Food Processor

Ingredients

• 1 9-inch pie crust fitted into a deep dish pie plate

Pie Filling:

• Zest from 3 large lemons
• 1-1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 1/3 cup cornstarch
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup fresh lemon juice
• 1 cup water
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 6 egg yolks
• 1 tablespoon Adams clear vanilla extract

Meringue:

• 6 egg whites at room temperature
• 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar or superfine sugar
• 1 teaspoon Adams clear vanilla extract

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 450°F.
• Prick bottom of pie crust with a fork, then line with a round parchment sheet and pie weights (or uncooked beans if you have to).
• Parbake unfilled in the oven for 12-15 minutes or until light brown, then remove and cool.
• Reduce oven temperature to 350°F.
• Zest lemons and reserve then juice lemons (should have one cup total, if not, top up with water and set aside.
• Pulse granulated sugar with lemon zest in a food processor to mix.
• Separate eggs into cups of white and yolk.
• Set aside the whites until you make the meringue.
• Place lemon sugar in a skillet with the cornstarch, salt, lemon juice and water, whisking until smooth.
• Heat the lemon filling over low heat, stirring, until it comes to a boil; boil one minute then remove from heat.
• Whisk the yolks in a bowl and add one ladle of filling, quickly whisking to blend, then do this again twice, until yolk mix is hot.
• Stir the yolk mix into the filling mix and heat again until it comes to a boil, then boil one minute.
• Stir in clear vanilla extract and remove from heat.
• Cover and keep warm.
• If not using superfine (caster/baker's) sugar, place it in a food processor and pulse a few times until it has a softer grain.
• Place egg whites in an electric mixer fitted with a wire whip; add cream of tartar and mix until frothy, then add sugar gradually and run until stiff glossy peaks form.
• Place lemon filling in crust and top with meringue, making deep swirls into the meringue for best browning.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes or until the meringue is nicely browned.
• Cool pie to room temperature then chill 4-6 hours to let the filling set up fully.

Notes

From the kitchen of palatablepastime.com

Summer Dessert Week

Check out the amazing #SummerDessertWeek recipes from our bloggers today!

Ice Cream & Frozen Desserts:

• Brownie Ice Cream Sundaes from Desserts Required
• Strawberry Shortcake Ice Cream Bars from Family Around the Table
• Simple Watermelon Lime Garnita from Cheese Curd In Paradise
• No Churn Patriotic Funfetti Ice Cream from Hezzi-D’s Books and Cooks
• No Churn Lemonade Ice Cream from 4 Sons R Us
• Orange Julius Popsicles from A Kitchen Hoor’s Adventures

Summertime Pies:

• Key Lime Pie-sicles from The Domestic Kitchen
• Lemon Meringue Pie from Palatable Pastime
• Mississippi Mud Pie from For the Love of Food

Sweet Summertime Cakes and Cupcakes:

• Pineapple Coconut Milkshakes from Daily Dish Recipes
• Brown Sugar Cinnamon Pound Cake from Pastry Chef Online
• Beach Cake from Everyday Eileen

No Bake Treats:

• Banana Split Eclair Dessert from Big Bear’s Wife

Baked Desserts:

• Lemon Lavender Scones from Jen Around the World
• Frosted Cookie Bars from Miss in the Kitchen
• Easy Raspberry Lemon Crumble Bars from Who Needs A Cape?
• Peach and Nectarine Torte with Almond Whipped Cream from Nancie’s Table
• Cookie Bars from Back To My Southern Roots
• Bomb Pop Cheesecake Cups from Sweet ReciPEAS
• Mini Raspberry Cheesecakes from Karen’s Kitchen Stories
• Coconut Congo Squares from Love and Confections

Candies:

• Orange Creamsicle Truffles from Sweet Beginnings

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