Best Desperate Housewives Secret Lemon Meringue Pie Recipes

MARTHA'S LEMON MERINGUE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Fit a homemade or store-bought pie crust into a 9-inch pie plate; line crust with parchment paper and fill with dried beans or pie weights. Bake until crust is lightly browned, about 45 minutes. Carefully lift and remove paper with pie weights and let crust cool.
• Prepare Lemon Curd through step 1. Whisk together 1 cup cold water and 1/4 cup cornstarch add to lemon mixture along with butter in step 2 and continue as directed. Do not chill curd; pour directly into cooled crust and smooth top. Refrigerate until chilled and set, 3 hours (or up to 1 day).
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, combine egg whites, sugar and salt. Using an electric mixer, beat on medium-high until stiff peaks form. Pile meringue on pie, making sure it touches the crust all around. Bake until meringue begins to brown, 8 to 10 minutes.

BOB HOPE'S LEMON MERINGUE PIE

Steps:

• Start with a nicely cooked pie crust.
• Preheat oven to 350.
• Mix sugar, cornstarch and water over medium low heat stirring constantly until thick.
• Stir in the butter until melted.
• Remove from stove and whisk in the egg yolks, one at a time. Then the lemon juice, salt and lemon peel.
• Reheat gently on low for 2-3 minutes while stirring. Do NOT boil.
• Pour into pie shell and cool.
• Meringue - start with a VERY clean, dry glass bowl and beat the egg whites, salt and cream of tartar to stiff peak on high.
• Fold in the sugar and vanilla by hand, carefully.
• Spread over the pie to the edge.
• Bake 15 minutes until the meringue is lightly browned.
• Cool to room temp, then refrigerate until time to serve.