Diner Style Lemon Meringue Pie
Diner Style Lemon Meringue Pie

Hey everyone, it’s Jim, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, diner style lemon meringue pie. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Diner Style Lemon Meringue Pie is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions daily. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Diner Style Lemon Meringue Pie is something which I have loved my entire life.

To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have diner style lemon meringue pie using 22 ingredients and 15 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Diner Style Lemon Meringue Pie:
  1. Take 1-9 inch deep dish pie crust
  2. Make ready Filling:
  3. Make ready 1/2 cup cornstarch
  4. Make ready 1 cup granulated sugar
  5. Make ready 1/4 teaspoon salt
  6. Prepare Zest of 2 lemons
  7. Get 2 1/2 cups water
  8. Prepare 1/4-1/2 cup fresh lemon juice. See note
  9. Prepare 3 tablespoons butter not margarine
  10. Get 4 egg yolks (keep whites for meringue)
  11. Make ready Mile High Meringue:
  12. Take 4 egg whites
  13. Get 4 tablespoons granulated sugar
  14. Get Pinch salt
  15. Get 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  16. Take Secret to no weep meringue:
  17. Get 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
  18. Take 1 tablespoon cornstarch
  19. Prepare 1/2 cup water
  20. Prepare Note:
  21. Get I like mine slightly tart so I use 1/2 cup lemon juice
  22. Make ready Use 1/4 cup or to your preference for sweeter or tangier filling
Steps 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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