This lemon meringue pie is good anytime. We love it for dessert, with coffee in the morning or just as a snack during the day. This pie will not last long.
1 (9 inch) pie shell, baked
1 cup sugar
1/3 cup cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 lemons juiced (about 1/2 cup)
1 tablespoon lemon zest
4 egg yolks, keep the whites for the meringue
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
1 1/2 cups water
Using a wire whisk mix sugar, cornstarch and salt. Mix in lemon juice, zest, eggs, butter and water. Cook over medium low heat until filling thickens. Remove and pour into pie shell. Top with meringue.
Meringue Topping:
4 egg whites
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Beat egg whites with mixer, add sugar and vanilla, and continue beating until peaks form. Spread on top of pie covering entire pie. Place under oven broiler until browned or bake in preheated 350 degree oven until brown on top.
Enjoy!
Click to follow The Southern Lady Cooks on Facebook.
Like this:
Like Loading...
Filed under: Lemon Meringue Pie Tagged: | baking, brunch, cooking, dessert, dinner, easy recipes, Entertaining, food, Holidays, lemon, meringue, pie, recipes, southern lady
Easy Chocolate Beignets
</a
oh
!
My mom used to brush the inside of the pie crust with beaten egg white and partially bake it to prevent it from getting soggy. It worked beautifully. To prevent the crimping at the top from burning, if it needed it, she would cover it with foil while the rest of the pie finished baking.
One of my all time favorite pies and yours looks beautiful.
Thanks again for a great recipe sent to me.
There use to be an old recipe for pie crusts. I think it had vinegar in it, shortening and flour. I need a flaky crust. Do you have one?
Always my favorite when I was a kid
What a lovely pie! Beating egg whites with a mixer is good advice…I had my first experience beating egg whites by hand last week…what a workout! Thanks for sharing.
This was always my Dad’s favorite pie.. thanks for sharing, I’ve got to make him one when they come back to visit this Christmas! xx
Lemon Pie was my favorite as a child…I have never had much
confidence in my self with the Meringue…I am going to give this a try.
This looks so gorgeous, well done! =)
WOW! When I saw this recipe this morning, couldn’t wait to try it! Hubby went to the store and got 2 HUGE Lemons, only took one — that’s how BIG they were! LOL! Tonight when he got some after supper, he said he forgot HOW MUCH he really loved Lemon Pie. We neither one could remember WHEN I’d made the “last” one! So it was a REAL TREAT. I didn’t have pie crust, didn’t feel like making one, but I did have a Graham Cracker Crust I bought the other day and it was FABULOUS! Thanks for sharing the recipe. Will definitely make again!
Iwant to try this recipe. It does not say how much flour to use. HELP! Thanks.
There is no flour in this recipe. That was a typo. It has been changed in the recipe on the site.
how much flour? I don’t see it mentioned in the recipe! thanks!
There is no flour in my recipe.
Thanks so much ! My family will have one of these for Thanksgiving as my Sister LOVES them !! Hope you have a wonderful one too !! Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2012 11:39:33 +0000 To: terryleewatts@hotmail.com
Just made this today and it is to die for. My mother-in-law used to make this but she never used a recipe so I was so happy to find this on your blog. I am absolutely loving all of the recipes I have tried here. THANK YOU SO MUCH!
Thank you Kathleen! So happy you enjoyed this recipe.
what type of sugar do i use brown, white , or raw ??
Unless I say otherwise in the recipe, it is always white sugar.