Diner Style Lemon Meringue Pie
Diner Style Lemon Meringue Pie

Hello everybody, it is me, Dave, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, diner style lemon meringue pie. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

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Diner Style Lemon Meringue Pie is one of the most well liked of current trending meals in the world. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. They are fine and they look fantastic. Diner Style Lemon Meringue Pie is something which I’ve loved my entire life.

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 cook that.

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

With a kitchen blowtorch, gently go over the meringue until a toasted color is achieved. Remove pie pans from the freezer and invert one. Lay the dough, sandwiched between parchment sheets, over the inverted pan and peel back the top sheet of parchment. A cloud of meringue is piled sky-high over lemon-curd filling in this recipe inspired by a diner classic served Whisk in butter, lemon zest, and juice; let cool.

Instructions 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.

Lay the dough, sandwiched between parchment sheets, over the inverted pan and peel back the top sheet of parchment. A cloud of meringue is piled sky-high over lemon-curd filling in this recipe inspired by a diner classic served Whisk in butter, lemon zest, and juice; let cool. Make the meringue: Heat oven broiler. Using an electric hand mixer, beat egg whites in a bowl until soft. Fool-Proof Lemon Meringue Pie recipe, with tips to keep your pie from weeping and how to make the perfect meringue!

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