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Lemon Meringue Pie is one of the most well liked of current trending foods on earth. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions daily. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Lemon Meringue Pie is something that I have loved my whole life.

Fresh lemon juice and lemon zest make this lemon meringue pie filling tart and lovely. And when it's poured into a waiting crust, topped with billows of meringue, and baked, it's downright dreamy. Lemon meringue pie is a type of dessert pie, consisting of a shortened pastry base filled with lemon curd and topped with meringue.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook lemon meringue pie using 22 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Lemon Meringue Pie:

1. Take Crust
2. Take 1 (9 inch) pie crust, baked
3. Get Lemon Filling
4. Get 1/2 Cup Lemon Juice
5. Prepare 1 Tbsp. Lemon Zest
6. Get 5 Egg Yolks
7. Prepare 2 Tbsp. Unsalted Butter
8. Make ready 1/4 tsp. Salt
9. Prepare 1 Cup Granulated Sugar
10. Make ready 1/3 Cups cornstarch
11. Prepare 1 1/3 Cups Water
12. Prepare Meringue
13. Prepare 5 Egg Whites
14. Get 1/2 tsp. Cream of Tartar
15. Prepare 3/4 Cup Granulated Sugar
16. Make ready 1/2 tsp. Vanilla Extract
17. Take Shopping Notes
18. Take 5 Eggs Total
19. Prepare 1 3/4 Cup Granulated Sugar Total
20. Prepare 2 Lemons for lemon Juice
21. Get Pie weights (Dried Beans, Dried Rice or Lentils works too)
22. Make ready Parchment Paper

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Steps to make Lemon Meringue Pie:

1. Blind Bake - (a) Preheat Oven to 425°F. Place crust in 9-inch pie plate. - (b) 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. Bake for 10 minutes. - (c) Carefully remove the parchment and weights and bake until the crust is deep golden brown on the edges and lightly golden in the center
2. Lemon Filling (Sugar Mixture) - (a) Whisk together the granulated sugar, cornstarch and salt in a medium saucepan. - (b) Add the lemon juice and water and whisk to combine. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring frequently, until mixture comes to a boil. - (c) Cook the sugar mixture around 6 minutes or until it begins to thickening and bubbling. Once thickened, give it a whisk and reduce heat to low.
3. Lemon Filling (Temper the Yolk) - (a) Whisk the egg yolks together in a medium bowl or liquid measuring cup. - (b) 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. - (c) Bring the mixture back to a simmer and cook, stirring constantly with a rubber spatula, for 1 minute. - (d) Remove from the heat and stir in the butter and lemon zest until completely melted and incorporated.
4. Crust and Filling - Pour the filling directly into the pie crust and leave on the side
5. Meringue (Foam) - (a) With a handheld mixer or a stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, beat the egg whites and cream of tartar together on medium speed for 1-2 minute until bubbles foam - (b) Add the sugar and salt, then continue beating on high speed for about 2 more minutes.
6. Meringue (Peaks) - (a) 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. - (b) Transfer the bowl to the mixer and add the vanilla. Whisk on medium-high speed until stiff peaks form, 5 to 6 minutes.
7. Bake - Back at 425°F for 10-15 minutes or until meringue is brown.
8. Serve - Let pie sit at room temperature for 1 hour then chill for at least 4 hours before eating.

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