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I made this mile-high lemon meringue pie for Ryan’s 30th birthday. Who needs birthday cake when you have birthday pie!
The crust of the lemon meringue pie is nicely flaky and buttery tasting; it is blind-baked so it stays crisp when filled with the lusciously tart lemon custard filling and billowy soft marshmallow-like meringue.
Mile High Lemon Meringue Pie
Servings 12
Ingredients
For the Crust:
- 1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup cold butter grated
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice
- ice water
For the Lemon Filling:
- 1 cup sugar
- 6 Tbsp corn starch
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 3/4 cup water
- 4 egg yolks
- zest from 3 lemons about 2 Tbsp
- juice from 3 lemons about 3/4 cup
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 2 Tbsp butter
For the Meringue:
- 5 egg whites
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/3 cup sugar
Instructions
For the Curst:
- In large bowl, whisk flour with salt.
- Using a fork, mix in grated butter until pieces of butter are coated in flour.
- In glass measure, whisk egg yolk with lemon juice; add enough ice water to make 1/3 cup. Whisk to combine; drizzle over flour mixture, tossing with fork and adding up to 1 tsp more cold water, if necessary, until ragged dough forms.
- Shape dough into disc; wrap and refrigerate until chilled, about 30 minutes. (Make ahead: Refrigerate for up to 3 days.)
- On lightly floured surface, roll out pastry to 1/8-inch (3 mm) thickness. Fit into 9-inch (23 cm) pie plate. If necessary, trim edge to leave 1-inch (2.5 cm) overhang. Line pastry with foil; fill with pie weights or dried beans.
- Bake on bottom rack in 400 F oven for 15 minutes. Remove foil and pie weights; using fork, prick pastry all over. Bake until golden, 10 to 12 minutes. Let cool in pan on rack.
For the Lemon Filling:
- In heavy-bottomed saucepan, whisk together sugar, cornstarch and salt; whisk in water. Bring to boil over medium-high heat, whisking constantly.
- Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer, whisking constantly, for 3 minutes. Remove from heat. Gradually whisk one-quarter of the sugar mixture into egg yolks; whisk back into pan. Cook over medium heat, whisking constantly, for 2 minutes. Remove from heat; whisk in lemon zest, lemon juice, vanilla, and butter until butter is melted. Let cool for 30 minutes. Scrape into pie shell and smooth top.
For the Meringue:
- In bowl, beat egg whites with salt until soft peaks form.
- Beat in sugar, 1 tbsp at a time, until stiff peaks form.
- Starting at edge and using spatula, spread some of the meringue around outer edge of filling, sealing meringue to crust.
- Using a spatula, spread meringue over remaining filling, making peaks.
To Finish:
- Bake in 400 F (200 C) oven until meringue is golden, 5 to 6 minutes. Let cool in pan on rack until completely set, about 5 hours.
I love lemon meringue pie and your topping looks amazing.
Bev
This looks so yummy! Love the meringue you put on it 🙂
Blessings,
Edye | http://gracefulcoffee.wordpress.com
Your pie looks absolutely amazing, reminds me of the ones my grandmother made, I am sure it will be a winner. Pinned Tweeted and shared on FB!! 🙂
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Karren
What a wonderful birthday present! I like your idea of a birthday pie instead of cake! Lemon Meringue has always been a favorite in my family. Thanks for sharing! Blessings, Janet
That looks soooo good! This is my favorite pie… tied with pumpkin and banana cream.
Lemon Meringue Pie is my husband’s favorite! I will definitely be trying your recipe! Thank you for sharing it at Tuesday with a Twist! -Marci @ Stone Cottage Adventures
Oh man that looks amazing!! So lemony! Thanks for sharing on the What’s for Dinner link up and don’t forget to leave a comment at the party – Next week’s features that also leave a comment get pinned and tweeted!
Yum. Now, if I could just get someone to make this for me!
Oh YUM!! My husband would be in heaven right now!! This is one of his favorite pies!! Thanks for sharing on My 2 Favorite Things on Thursday!! Pinned!!
My grandma used to make this. Oh yum! Thanks for sharing at the #InspirationSpotlight Pinned & sharing
Sounds HeAVENLY, I LOVE Lemon Meringue Pie, Pinned 🙂
Can you do a butterscotch meringue pie?
Probably! I can work on some recipes over the next few weeks to see what kind of butterscotch filling would go well with meringue.