Simple Way to Prepare Homemade Diner Style Lemon Meringue Pie
by Elizabeth Love
Diner Style Lemon Meringue Pie
Hey everyone, hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make 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 favored of current trending foods in the world. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. They are nice and they look wonderful. Diner Style Lemon Meringue Pie is something which I’ve loved my whole life.
To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have diner style lemon meringue pie using 22 ingredients and 15 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Diner Style Lemon Meringue Pie:
Take 1-9 inch deep dish pie crust
Get Filling:
Prepare 1/2 cup cornstarch
Take 1 cup granulated sugar
Prepare 1/4 teaspoon salt
Make ready Zest of 2 lemons
Make ready 2 1/2 cups water
Prepare 1/4-1/2 cup fresh lemon juice. See note
Make ready 3 tablespoons butter not margarine
Prepare 4 egg yolks (keep whites for meringue)
Prepare Mile High Meringue:
Get 4 egg whites
Take 4 tablespoons granulated sugar
Get Pinch salt
Get 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Make ready Secret to no weep meringue:
Take 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
Make ready 1 tablespoon cornstarch
Make ready 1/2 cup water
Take Note:
Get I like mine slightly tart so I use 1/2 cup lemon juice
Prepare Use 1/4 cup or to your preference for sweeter or tangier filling
Steps 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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