Mimi's Lemon Meringue Pie

15
Ingredients

20m
Prep Time

20m
Cook Time

40m
Ready In

recipe by:
MimiMaine

"I think that this is the very best Lemon Meringue Pie you could ask for and so does my son. It is made with fresh lemons and is to die for--well not exactly, but it has great lemon flavor. Before putting the lemon filling in the pie shell, you will notice that a couple of tablespoons of the meringue go into the filling. It is wonderful. Once you make this, you will not want to have any other."

Original is 8 servings

Metric US

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Nutritional

Serving Size: 1 (256.6 g)
Calories 664.6
Total Fat - 37 g
Saturated Fat - 14.4 g
Cholesterol - 1329.7 mg
Sodium - 321.9 mg
Total Carbohydrate - 63.8 g
Dietary Fiber - 0.2 g
Sugars - 51 g
Protein - 19.5 g
Calcium - 163 mg
Iron - 3.4 mg
Vitamin C - 5.9 mg
Thiamin - 0.2 mg

Step 1

In a saucepan combine the first 3 ingredients; heat to boiling.

Step 2

In a small bowl mix the cornstarch with the 1/3 cup water to make a paste; add to the boiling mixture gradually, stirring constantly; cook till thick and clear and then remove from heat.

Step 3

Combine the egg yolks and lemon juice and mix well; stir into thickened mixture slowly, stirring all the while as you don't want to scramble the eggs; another way to do this is to temper the eggs by adding a tad of the pan mixture to the eggs, mixing well, and then adding this to the pan.

Step 4

Return to the heat and cook, stirring constantly until mixture bubbles again; remove from heat and stir in butter and lemon peel.

Step 5

Cover and cool to lukewarm.

Step 6

MERINGUE: Add the salt to the egg white and beat till frothy; gradually add 1/2 cup sugar, beating till glossy peaks are formed.

Step 7

Stir 2 rounded tablespoons of the meringue into the lukewarm lemon filling and mix well; put the filling into a baked pie shell and pile the meringue on top, spreading to the edge of the shell.