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🥧Lemon Meringue Pie

Ben

by Ben (@Ben Silver)

12 ingredients15 steps6 servings387.2 cal/serving
VegetarianGluten-FreeNut-Free

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Prep: 30 minCook: 15 min
Servings

Ingredients

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Crust

  • 1baked pie shell(9-inch)

Filling

  • 1.25 cupsgranulated sugar
  • 6 Tbspcornstarch
  • 0.5 tspsalt
  • 2 cupswater
  • 3egg yolks(lightly beaten)
  • 3 Tbspbutter
  • 0.5 cuplemon juice
  • 1 Tbspgrated lemon rind

Meringue

  • 3egg whites
  • 0.25 tspcream of tartar
  • 6 Tbspgranulated sugar

Instructions

Crust

  1. 1Use a 9-inch baked pie shell.

Filling

  1. 1In heavy-bottomed saucepan, combine sugar, cornstarch and salt; gradually stir in water.
  2. 2Bring to boil over medium-high heat, stirring constantly.
  3. 3Reduce heat to medium-low; boil gently for 3 minutes, stirring almost constantly.
  4. 4Remove from heat. Whisk a little hot mixture into egg yolks; whisk back into saucepan.
  5. 5Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes (there should be no raw taste of starch or yolk).
  6. 6Remove from heat; stir in butter, lemon juice and rind.
  7. 7Let cool slightly, about 3 minutes.
  8. 8Pour into baked pie shell. Let cool slightly while making meringue.

Meringue

  1. 1In bowl, beat egg whites with cream of tartar until soft peaks form.
  2. 2Gradually beat in sugar, about 1 tbsp at a time, until stiff peaks form.
  3. 3Spread over hot filling, sealing to crust to prevent shrinking.
  4. 4With spatula, knife or back of spoon, swirl meringue into attractive peaks.
  5. 5Bake in 350°F oven for 12 to 15 minutes or until lightly browned.
  6. 6Let cool thoroughly (at least 2 hours); do not refrigerate.
Nutrition Facts
Valeur nutritive
Per 1 serving
pour 1 serving
% Daily Value*
% valeur quotidienne*
Calories 387.2
Fat / Lipides 10.1 g13 %
Saturated / saturés 4.8 g24 %
+ Trans 0.1 g
Cholesterol / Cholestérol 108.3 mg36 %
Sodium 312.5 mg14 %
Carbohydrate / Glucides 70.4 g26 %
Fibre / Fibres 1.2 g4 %
Sugars / Sucres 58.7 g59 %
Protein / Protéines 5.8 g
Potassium 98.7 mg3 %
Calcium 28.4 mg2 %
Vitamin D / Vitamine D
Iron / Fer 1.1 mg6 %

*5% or less is a little, 15% or more is a lot

*5% ou moins c'est peu, 15% ou plus c'est beaucoup

Nutrition values are AI-estimated and may not be exact. See disclaimer below.

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