GRANDMA'S LEMON MERINGUE PIE
This is a very fun recipe to follow, because Grandma makes it sweet and simple. This pie is thickened with cornstarch and flour in addition to egg yolks, and contains no milk.
Provided by Emilie S.
Categories Desserts Pies Custard and Cream Pie Recipes Meringue Pie Recipes
Time 40m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- To Make Lemon Filling: In a medium saucepan, whisk together 1 cup sugar, flour, cornstarch, and salt. Stir in water, lemon juice and lemon zest. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring frequently, until mixture comes to a boil. Stir in butter. Place egg yolks in a small bowl and gradually whisk in 1/2 cup of hot sugar mixture. Whisk egg yolk mixture back into remaining sugar mixture. Bring to a boil and continue to cook while stirring constantly until thick. Remove from heat. Pour filling into baked pastry shell.
- To Make Meringue: In a large glass or metal bowl, whip egg whites until foamy. Add sugar gradually, and continue to whip until stiff peaks form. Spread meringue over pie, sealing the edges at the crust.
- Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes, or until meringue is golden brown.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 297.7 calories, Carbohydrate 49.7 g, Cholesterol 110.1 mg, Fat 10.3 g, Fiber 1.5 g, Protein 4.4 g, SaturatedFat 4.3 g, Sodium 229.2 mg, Sugar 35.2 g
ARIZONA LEMON MERINGUE PIE
Lemon extract and fresh lemons from my very own back yard make this a real family favorite using 4 eggs. The meringue is very high. I would suggest trying my recipe #339607 for your crust or if in a hurry use packaged or frozen crust.
Provided by BakinBaby
Categories Pie
Time 15m
Yield 1 pie, 8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Prepare crust, bake and set aside to cool.
- In a medium saucepan, over medium heat; combine sugar,cornstarch & flour, add 2 cups boiling water, cook and stir with a wire wisk over medium heat until thickened and bubbly, reduce heat & cook 2 minutes more.
- Gradually add 1/2 cup hot mixture to egg yolks, then pour egg yolk/pudding mixture back into remaining filling in saucepan and cook another 2 minutes.
- Remove from heat and add butter,lemon zest, vanilla, lemon extract and lemon juice, stir to combine.
- Pour lemon mixture into cooked crust and set aside, allow to slightly cool.
- In the mean time, prepare meringue by beating 4 egg whites, cream of tartar and vanilla until soft peaks form.
- Then gradually add 1/2 cup sugar ( 1 tablespoon at a time), beat at high speed until stiff peaks form.
- With a soft scrapper add large fluffy dollops of meringue on top of lemon filling, making sure to attach meringue to crust edges. This insures the meringue will not pull away from the crust.
- Bake for about 15 minutes at 350 degrees or until meringue is golden brown, then allow to cool for about 2 hours.
- Dip a serrated knife in cold water to slice through each slice.
LEMON MERINGUE PIE
I think of my grandmother every time I make this pie...it's a recipe she made often. Because of my husband's engineering job, we've lived in several states, and I've shared this recipe with lots of friends I've made over the years.
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 40m
Yield 8 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°. Unroll crust into a 9-in. pie plate; flute edge. Refrigerate while preparing the filling., In a saucepan, combine sugar, cornstarch and salt. Stir in water. Cook and stir over medium-high heat until thickened. Reduce heat; cook and stir 2 additional minutes. Gradually stir in 1 cup of hot filling to egg yolks; return to saucepan. Bring to a boil. Cook, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in butter, lemon juice and zest. Pour hot filling into pastry shell., For meringue, beat egg whites, vanilla and cream of tartar in a bowl at medium speed until soft peaks form. Add sugar gradually, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating on high until stiff and glossy. Immediately spread over pie, sealing edges to pastry. , Bake until meringue is golden, 12-15 minutes. Cool. Store in refrigerator.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 382 calories, Fat 12g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 92mg cholesterol, Sodium 172mg sodium, Carbohydrate 67g carbohydrate (47g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 3g protein.
MIMI'S LEMON MERINGUE PIE
This is the best-ever Lemon Meringue Pie you could ask for. It is made with fresh lemons and fresh grated lemon peel. This is to die for---well not actually, but it has great lemon flavor and it is not that hard to make. Before putting the lemon filling in the pie shell, you will notice that a couple of tablespoons of the meringue go into the filling. It is wonderful. Once you make this you will not want to have any other.
Provided by Mimi in Maine
Categories Pie
Time 35m
Yield 1 pie
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- In a saucepan combine the first 1 1/2 cups water, salt, and the sugar; heat to boiling.
- In a small bowl mix the cornstarch and 1/3 cup water to make a paste.
- Add to the boiling mixture gradually, stirring constantly; cook till thick and clear.
- Remove from heat.
- Combine the egg yolks and lemon juice and mix well.
- Stir into thickened mixture slowly, stirring all the while as you don't want to scramble the yolks (you could temper the yolks, but if you are careful about the contstant stirring, you will not need to do that).
- Return to heat and cook, stirring constantly until mixture bubbles again; remove from heat.
- Stir in butter and lemon peel.
- Cover and cool to lukewarm.
- MERINGUE:.
- Add the salt to the egg whites and beat till frothy.
- Gradually add 1/2 cup sugar, beating till glossy peaks are formed.
- Stir 2 rounded tablespoons of the meringue into the lukewarm lemon filling and mix well.
- Put the filling into a baked pie shell and pile the meringue on top spreading to the edge of the shell.
- Bake in a 325-350 degree oven about 10 minutes or till golden.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 3300.6, Fat 111.1, SaturatedFat 42.7, Cholesterol 755.6, Sodium 3256, Carbohydrate 552.3, Fiber 7.8, Sugar 403.9, Protein 36.1
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