Lemon Meringue Pie Recipe
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Ingredients: 1 baked pie crust
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3 large egg whites
1/4 tsp cream of tartar
6 Tbsp sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla or lemon juice
* for piled high meringue, make double recipe
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Directions:Prepare pie crust: prick bottom of crust and bake at 450º for 11 minutes
Beat egg whites and cream of tartar in medium bowl on high until foamy
Beat in sugar, 1 Tbsp at a time until stiff and glossy; do not overbeat
Beat in vanilla
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Ingredients: 3 large egg yolks
1½ cups sugar
⅓ cup plus 1 Tbsp cornstarch
1½ cups water
3 Tbsp butter
½ cup lemon juice
2-3 drops yellow food color
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Directions:Preheat oven to 400º
Beat egg yolks in small bowl and set aside
Mix sugar and cornstarch in saucepan gradually stir in water and cook over medium heat
Stir constantly until mixture thickens; bring to a rolling boil while continuing to stir for 1 minute
Immediately stir ½ of hot mixture into egg yolks then stir all back into saucepan
Bring back to rolling boil while stirring 1 more minute
Remove from heat and stir in butter, lemon juice and food color
Pour into baked pie crust
Spoon prepared meringue over HOT mixture, sealing edges well
Bake 10-12 minutes until meringue is lightly browned |
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