Recipe of Ultimate Diner Style Lemon Meringue Pie

Hey everyone, it is John, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, diner style lemon meringue pie. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Diner Style Lemon Meringue Pie is one of the most popular of current trending foods on earth. It is appreciated by millions every day. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. Diner Style Lemon Meringue Pie is something that I have loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.

To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook diner style lemon meringue pie using 22 ingredients and 15 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Diner Style Lemon Meringue Pie:

1. Get 1-9 inch deep dish pie crust
2. Take Filling:
3. Make ready 1/2 cup cornstarch
4. Prepare 1 cup granulated sugar
5. Make ready 1/4 teaspoon salt
6. Prepare Zest of 2 lemons
7. Make ready 2 1/2 cups water
8. Take 1/4-1/2 cup fresh lemon juice. See note
9. Make ready 3 tablespoons butter not margarine
10. Take 4 egg yolks (keep whites for meringue)
11. Take Mile High Meringue:
12. Take 4 egg whites
13. Get 4 tablespoons granulated sugar
14. Take Pinch salt
15. Make ready 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
16. Get Secret to no weep meringue:
17. Prepare 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
18. Take 1 tablespoon cornstarch
19. Get 1/2 cup water
20. Get Note:
21. Take I like mine slightly tart so I use 1/2 cup lemon juice
22. Get Use 1/4 cup or to your preference for sweeter or tangier filling

Steps to make Diner Style Lemon Meringue Pie:

1. Make your own 9 inch crust or use frozen. Bake at 350 until light golden brown. Cool completely.
2. In heavy bottom sauce pan, combine sugar, cornstarch and water. Stir until dissolved.
3. Heat over medium heat,stirring often,until thick and bubbling slightly.
4. Whisk egg yolks and add 3 spoons of hot thickened filling to temper eggs stirring constantly.
5. Add butter, lemon zest, lemon juice and tempered eggs into thickened mixture and stirring constantly cook until mixture thickens more and bubbles slightly.
6. Pour filling into pre baked crust. Set on wire rack to cool.
7. Wash pan and add 2 tablespoons sugar and 1 tablespoon cornstarch. Whisk.
8. Stir in 1/2 cup water and cook until mixture thickens and starts to look like it is getting clear.
9. Set aside to cool completely.
10. Beat egg whites until soft peaks form. Add in the 4 tablespoons of sugar and vanilla.
11. Beat to incorporate. Add the cooled mixture to egg whites and continue beating until stiff peaks form.
12. Spread meringue over pie and with spoon slightly tap top and pull up to form small peaks.
13. Brown in 350 degree oven until light brown.
14. Cool completely and refrigerate covered in cake carrier so the meringue doesnt get messed up.
15. Cool completely. I usually make mine a day ahead and let it chill overnight.

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