THE BEST LEMON MERINGUE PIE
It's the stuff of dreams: a classic sweet and tart dessert with a foolproof meringue topping that won't weep! We use mostly butter in our from-scratch pie dough, but also add a little vegetable shortening as well - we found that this combination creates a crust that is both tender and flaky.
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories dessert
Time 9h
Yield 8 to 10 servings
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- For the pie crust: Pulse the flour, shortening, sugar, salt and vinegar in a food processor until the mixture looks like damp sand, about 10 pulses. Add the butter and pulse until you can still see large pea-sized pieces. Sprinkle in 3 tablespoons ice water and pulse until the dough begins to come together. Pinch the dough; if it doesn't hold together, add up to 3 more tablespoons ice water, 1 tablespoon at a time, until the dough holds together when pinched. Lay out a sheet of plastic wrap and dump the dough onto the plastic. Using the edges of the plastic, press the dough into a disc. Wrap tightly and refrigerate until firm, at least 1 hour and preferably overnight. (Freeze up to 2 months.)
- On a lightly floured work surface, roll the dough out into a 13-inch round. Place in a 9-inch pie dish, gently pressing the dough into the edges and letting the excess dough drape over the sides. Refrigerate for 2 hours.
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
- Trim any excess dough with a paring knife and crimp the edges decoratively or press them down with the tines of a fork. Prick the dough on the bottom all over with a fork. Place a sheet of parchment paper inside the dough and fill with pie weights or uncooked rice or beans. Bake for 10 minutes. Carefully remove the parchment and weights and bake until the crust is deep golden brown on the edges and lightly golden in the center, 10 to 12 minutes more. Let the crust cool to room temperature.
- For the filling: Whisk together the sugar, cornstarch and salt in a medium saucepan. Add the lemon juice and 1 1/2 cups water and whisk to combine. Whisk the egg yolks in a separate medium bowl. Place the sugar mixture over medium heat and cook, continuing to gently whisk, until the mixture begins to bubble and is extremely thick. Temper the eggs yolks by slowly adding half of the hot sugar mixture to the yolks while constantly whisking. Add the tempered yolks to the saucepan and return to the heat. Bring the mixture back to a simmer and cook, stirring constantly with a rubber spatula, for 1 minute. Remove from the heat and stir in the butter and lemon zest until completely melted and incorporated. Pour the filling directly into the pie crust and cover with plastic wrap pressed directly against the surface of the filling (see Cook's Note). Refrigerate while you make the meringue.
- For the meringue: Add the egg whites to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment along with the sugar, cream of tartar and salt. Whisk together to combine. Place the bowl over a saucepan of simmering water, making sure the bottom of the bowl is not touching the water. Cook, whisking constantly, until the sugar is dissolved and the mixture feels hot to the touch. Transfer the bowl to the mixer and add the vanilla. Whisk on medium-high speed until stiff peaks form, 5 to 6 minutes.
- Remove the plastic wrap from the pie and gently mound the meringue on top of the filling. Use an offset spatula to make sure the meringue completely covers the filling and meets the crust all around the edges. (This will seal in the filling and help prevent weeping.) Use the offset spatula to create swirls and peaks in the meringue. Toast the meringue using a kitchen torch or broil in the oven until golden brown, keeping an eye on the meringue if broiling, 1 to 2 minutes. Refrigerate the pie until the filling is completely cool and set, about 4 hours.
LEMON MERINGUE PIE
Provided by Ree Drummond : Food Network
Categories dessert
Time 2h
Yield 6 to 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- For the crust: Pulse the cookies, sugar and zest in a food processor until fine. Pulse in the melted butter until the crumbs are moist. Press into a 9-inch pie pan and bake until golden and set, 8 to 10 minutes. Set aside to cool.
- For the filling: Whisk together the sugar and egg yolks in a heavy-bottomed pot until the sugar is completely dissolved. Stir in the lemon juice. In a separate bowl, whisk together the cornstarch and 1/2 cup water and set aside. Cook the lemon mixture over medium heat, whisking constantly, until just beginning to thicken. Whisk in the cornstarch slurry and cook until it thickens. Remove from the heat and whisk in the butter. Fill the pie crust with the filling, spreading it out evenly.
- For the meringue: Using a stand or electric hand-held mixer, whisk the egg whites until frothy. Add the cream of tartar and whisk again. Whisk together the sugar and cornstarch in a separate small bowl. With the machine running, add the sugar mixture a little at a time and whisk until the meringue forms stiff peaks.
- Spread the meringue over the top of the warm pie, making sure to get it to the edges. Bake until the meringue is just beginning to brown, 8 to 10 minutes. Let cool completely before serving.
FOOLPROOF LEMON MERINGUE PIE RECIPE - (4.5/5)
Provided by AzWench
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- 1. In a 2- to 3-quart pan, mix 1 1/4 cups sugar with 6 tablespoons cornstarch and salt. Whisk in 1/2 cup cold water, lemon peel, and lemon juice, blending thoroughly. Whisk in the egg yolks. Add the butter and whisk in 1 1/2 cups boiling water. 2. Set pan over medium-high heat and stir with a flexible spatula until mixture boils, about 7 minutes. Reduce heat to medium and stir filling 1 minute more. 3. Pour filling into pie crust. 4. In a small bowl, mix the remaining 1/2 cup sugar with the remaining 2 teaspoons cornstarch. 5. In a deep bowl, beat egg whites and cream of tartar with a mixer on high speed (use whisk attachment if available) until very foamy and no liquid whites remain in bottom of bowl. Continue to beat at high speed and gradually add the sugar-starch mixture, 1 tablespoon at a time. Then beat until whites hold stiff, glossy peaks. 6. Spoon meringue onto hot pie filling. With a spatula, swirl meringue to cover filling completely, touching the rim of the pie shell. 7. Bake in a 325° oven until meringue is browned, about 25 minutes. Set pie on rack until cool, about 3 hours. Serve, or invert a large bowl over pie (take care not to touch meringue) and chill up to 1 day.
ULTIMATE LEMON MERINGUE PIE
You can't go wrong with a classic lemon meringue pie, and this easy recipe is particularly good
Provided by Angela Nilsen
Categories Buffet, Dessert, Dinner, Treat
Time 3h15m
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- For the pastry, put the plain flour, butter, icing sugar, egg yolk (save the white for the meringue) and 1 tbsp cold water into a food processor. Pulse until the mix starts to bind - make sure the mix is not overworked.
- Tip the pastry onto a lightly floured surface, gather together until smooth, then roll out and line a 23 x 2.5cm loose-bottom fluted flan tin. Trim and neaten the edges. Press pastry into the flutes. The pastry is quite rich, so don't worry if it cracks, just press it back together. Prick the base with a fork, line with foil, shiny side down, and chill for 30 mins-1 hr (or overnight).
- Put a baking sheet in the oven and heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Bake the pastry case 'blind' (filled with dry beans) for 15 mins, then remove the foil and bake a further 5-8 mins until the pastry is pale golden and cooked. Set aside. Can be done a day ahead. Lower the oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4.
- While the pastry bakes, prepare the filling. Mix the cornflour, golden caster sugar and lemon zest in a medium saucepan. Strain and stir in the lemon juice gradually. Make the orange juice up to 200ml with water and strain into the pan. Cook over a medium heat, stirring constantly, until thickened and smooth.
- Once the mixture bubbles, remove from the heat and beat in the butter until melted. Beat the egg yolks (save white for meringue) and the whole egg together, stir into the pan and return to a medium heat. Keep stirring vigorously for a few minutes, until the mixture thickens and plops from the spoon. (It will bubble, but doesn't curdle.) Take off the heat and set aside while you make the meringue.
- Put the egg whites in a large bowl. Whisk to soft peaks, then add 100g of the golden caster sugar a spoonful at a time, whisking between each addition without overbeating. Whisk in the cornflour, then add the remaining 100g of sugar as before until smooth and thick.
- Quickly reheat the filling and pour it into the pastry case. Immediately put spoonfuls of meringue around the edge of the filling (if you start in the middle, the meringue may sink), then spread so it just touches the pastry (this will anchor it and help stop it sliding). Pile the rest into the centre, spreading so it touches the surface of the hot filling (and starts to cook), then give it all a swirl.
- Return to the oven for 18-20 mins until the meringue is crisp and slightly coloured. Let the pie sit in the tin for 30 mins, then remove and leave for at least another 30 mins-1 hr before slicing. Eat the same day.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 480 calories, Fat 24 grams fat, SaturatedFat 13 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 64 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 41 grams sugar, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 7 grams protein, Sodium 0.5 milligram of sodium
FOOLPROOF MERINGUE
Until I received this recipe, I never could master the art of meringue. Now I can whip it up perfect every time.
Provided by BELLWITCH1031
Categories Desserts Frostings and Icings
Time 20m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- In a large glass or metal mixing bowl, combine egg whites, vanilla and lemon extract. Beat until foamy. Gradually add white sugar, continuing to beat until stiff peaks form. Spread meringue over pie, covering completely.
- To bake: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C.) Bake pie in the preheated oven for 10 to 15 minutes, or until golden brown.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 31.7 calories, Carbohydrate 6.4 g, Protein 1.4 g, Sodium 20.8 mg, Sugar 6.4 g
PERFECT LEMON MERINGUE PIE
Perfect for those of us who hate fiddling with pie crust, this pie is sweet with tart lemon flavour. Although the preparation looks involved this is actually quite a simple pie to make, and the end result is worth it!
Provided by Minxkat1
Categories Pie
Time 55m
Yield 1 9inch pie
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 F.
- For crust, blend crumbs, butter and sugar in a bowl.
- Spoon into 9" piepan and press firmly against the bottom and sides (but not over rim).
- Bake 8- 10 minutes.
- Cool before filling.
- For pie filling, mix cornstarch, sugar and salt in heavy saucepan, slowly blend in water, and heat, stirring constantly, until thickened and smooth.
- Blend a little hot mixture into egg yolks, return to pan and cook and stir over lowest heat 2- 3 minutes; do not boil.
- Off heat, stir in 1/2 cup lemon juice and the 2 Tbsp butter.
- Spoon filling into pie shell.
- To create meringue use glass mixing bowl for best results, although metal works fine too.
- DO NOT use plastic.
- Beat egg whites until frothy using electric hand mixer, add cream of tartar and salt, continue beating, adding sugar 1 Tbsp at a time.
- When all sugar is incorporated, add vanilla and beat hard (highest mixer speed) until glossy and peaks stand straight up when beaters are withdrawn.
- Spoon about half the meringue around the edge of warm filling, pile remainder in the middle, twirling spoon around to create peaks.
- Bake pie for 12- 15 minutes until touched with brown.
- Cool pie at least two hours before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 3842.3, Fat 144.6, SaturatedFat 80.7, Cholesterol 969.1, Sodium 2759.4, Carbohydrate 617.8, Fiber 4.5, Sugar 493.3, Protein 34.6
PERFECT LEMON MERINGUE PIE
Well - I think it is perfect at least. ;) This is a recipe that is a combination of several other lemon meringue pie recipes found here (as well as Alton Brown's on foodnetwork.com). I wanted a recipe that had a lot of lemon flavor, but wasn't too tart, and one that stood up pretty well. You may want to modify the sugar in the filling depending on the tartness of your lemons. This recipe also includes my mom's old pie crust recipe. A very easy pie crust that is always flaky and always good.
Provided by adhoc
Categories Pie
Time 2h15m
Yield 1 pie, 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 21
Steps:
- Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees.
- PIE CRUST:.
- Mix flour, vegetable shortening, and salt together in a bowl using a wired pastry cutter. The dough should form into small clumps that don't feel greasy.
- Using a tablespoon, put the ice cold water in one tablespoon at a time, mixing as you go. I usually start with about four - six tablespoons and work my way up from there. The dough will eventually form into a ball. The dough should not feel wet on the outside, just slightly moist and if you break it in 1/2, it should not feel soggy on the inside. If you put in a little too much water, you can always add a bit more flour.
- If you like, you can wrap the dough and place it in the refrigerator for awhile at this stage. Using the ice water, though, removes the need to refrigerate if you don't want to.
- When you're ready to roll, dust your work surface (I use taped-down wax paper for this), your hands, your rolling pin, and your dough with flour. Roll out the dough on your work surface starting in the middle and working outward. Try to keep it in circle form, but it isn't a huge deal. Roll it until it is about 1/4" thick all over.
- Lift up the dough and place it in your pie dish.
- Poke the dough at the bottom of the pie dish with a fork all over. Take the teaspoon or so of sugar and sprinkle it all along the bottom, covering the fork holes. This prevents the bottom of the crust from getting soggy your filling to leaking.
- Around the top rim of your pie dish, pinch the dough so that it forms a small peak all around the rim. I do this by placing my index finger of my left hand on the top of the rim and the thumb from my left hand on the bottom. I then do the same with my right hand about one inch to the right. I slide my right hand (still gripping the dough) toward my left hand, allowing the dough on top of the rim to peak.
- Once this is done, dip two fingers in water, place around one of the peaks and pull your fingers back and down onto the rim of the pie dish to seal the "valleys" of your dough to the pie dish. This prevents them from coming up when baking.
- For the lemon meringue pie, you need to pre-bake your pie crust a bit. The fork wholes at the bottom should prevent it from bubbling up. If you want, you can line the crust with parchment paper and put in some dry beans while baking it to help keep the shape.
- Bake at 400 for 20-25 minutes or until it starts turning brown. You'll be baking it for about another 10 minutes later, so you don't want it to get too brown.
- Allow the pie crust to cool while making the filling and meringue.
- Reduce the oven to 375 degrees.
- LEMON FILLING:.
- Whisk sugar, cornstarch, and salt together in a medium (3 quart) saucepan.
- Blend water and egg yolks together.
- Turn heat on medium and gradually add water and egg yolks to the mixture.
- Continue to heat on medium, allowing the mixture to simmer, stirring constantly until thickened.
- Remove from heat, gently stir in juice and zest and then stir in butter until it melts.
- Put aside while preparing meringue, but don't allow mixture to cool.
- MERINGUE:.
- In a small saucepan, mix cornstarch, water, and 2 tablespoons of sugar. Cook over low heat, stirring occasionally until thickened and clear. Remove from heat.
- In a mixing bowl, beat egg whites and cream of tartar until foamy.
- Beat in vanilla extract.
- Beat in 1/2 cup of sugar, a little at a time.
- Finally beat in cornstarch mixture a little at a time and continue beating until all the sugar has dissolved and the meringue forms a soft peak.
- ASSEMBLING THE PIE:.
- Pour the warm lemon filling into the pie crust and smooth it until it is even.
- Top the pie with meringue, pushing the edges of the pie crust - ensuring that it makes a good seal with the crust. I like to use the back of a spoon to form little peaks in the meringue.
- Heat at 375 for 10-15 minutes until meringue turns a soft golden brown.
- Allow to cool completely before serving.
MOM'S 5-STAR LEMON MERINGUE PIE
I received this recipe from my mom who has always been an awesome baker. It's very easy and so, so good. Once you make it, you'll be making it over and over again! Enjoy!
Provided by freteluco
Categories Desserts Pies Custard and Cream Pie Recipes Meringue Pie Recipes
Time 23m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
- Beat sweetened condensed milk, egg yolks, lemon juice, and lemon zest together in a bowl until smooth; pour into pie crust.
- Beat egg whites with an electric mixer in a glass or metal bowl until foamy. Gradually add sugar and vanilla extract, continuing to beat until stiff peaks form. Lift your beater or whisk straight up: the egg whites will form sharp peaks; spoon onto the pie to cover completely.
- Bake pie in preheated oven until the tips of the topping begin to brown, about 3 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 544.3 calories, Carbohydrate 79.2 g, Cholesterol 187 mg, Fat 19.9 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Protein 13.9 g, SaturatedFat 8.6 g, Sodium 334.2 mg, Sugar 67 g
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES SECRET LEMON MERINGUE PIE
Katherine Mayfair's secret recipe that made Bree Van De Kamp furious, because "the girls" liked the new neighbor's pie better than Bree's! Bree tried to break into her house to steal the recipe but was unsuccessful. I don't see an exact duplicate on Zaar so maybe it is a secret....not anymore! I like that it's not too sweet, and use Boyajian Lemon Oil in place of the zest, which gives it a strong lemon flavor. Cook time includes chill time. Adapted from Wisteria Lane.
Provided by FLKeysJen
Categories Pie
Time 4h35m
Yield 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- PIE FILLING: Combine the sugar, cornstarch and salt in the top of a double boiler.
- Slowly add the milk, stirring constantly until the mixture thickens, about 10 minutes.
- Cover the pan and allow to cook 10 minutes longer.
- Stir occasionally.
- Remove from heat.
- Beat the egg yolks in a separate bowl and add about half a cup of the thickened milk.
- Stir this mixture back into the double boiler.
- Cook and stir over boiling water for 5-6 minutes.
- Add the butter, lemon juice and rind; stir together until the butter melts, then remove from the heat.
- Cool this custard, approximately 30 minutes, stirring gently every 10 minutes or so.
- When cool, pour into the pie shell.
- MERINGUE: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Beat the egg whites with cream of tartar until they are stiff but not dry.
- Beat in the sugar slowly, followed by the vanilla.
- Heap onto the pie and spread with a rubber spatula across the entire crust, then "anchor" the meringue to the edge of the crust. As long as the meringue touches the crust, it won't pull away or shrink in the oven. Use a light back and forth motion of the spatula to make decorative waves in the meringue.
- Bake for 10-15 minutes or until the meringue is delicately browned on top.
- Cool pie at room temperature, approximately three hours. Serve and graciously say "sorry" when people ask for the recipe!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 359.2, Fat 15.8, SaturatedFat 6.6, Cholesterol 89.7, Sodium 285.1, Carbohydrate 49.3, Fiber 1, Sugar 30.1, Protein 5.8
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