Lemon Meringue Pie


Lemon Meringue Pie
Makes: 8 servings Serving size: 1  slice Yield: 1 pie
Prep 25 mins Cook 10 mins Bake 325°F 30 mins Cool 1 hr Chill 5 hrs to 6 hrs
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Lemon Meringue Pie
Ingredients
  • 1 recipe Baked Pastry Shell
  • 5 eggs
  • 2 cups  sugar
  • 1/3 cup  cornstarch
  • 2 teaspoons  finely shredded lemon peel (optional)
  • 1 cup  water
  • 3/4 cup  lemon juice
  • 1/3 cup  butter, cut up
  • 1 recipe Five Egg White Meringue
Directions

1. Prepare Baked Pastry Shell; set aside. Separate egg yolks from whites. Set aside yolks for filling and whites for Five Egg White Meringue.

2. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. For filling, in a medium saucepan stir together sugar and cornstarch. Stir in lemon peel (if desired), the water, and lemon juice. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly. Remove from heat.

3. Lightly beat egg yolks with a fork. Gradually stir half of the hot lemon mixture into the yolks. Return egg yolk mixture to saucepan. Bring to a gentle boil; reduce heat. Cook and stir for 2 minutes more. Remove from heat. Stir in butter pieces until melted. Cover filling and keep warm.

4. Prepare Five Egg White Meringue. Pour warm filling into Baked Pastry Shell. Immediately spread meringue over filling; seal to edge of pastry. Using the back of a spoon, add high peaks to the meringue. Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 1 hour. Chill for 5 to 6 hours before serving; cover for longer storage. Makes 8 slices.

Nutrition Facts (Lemon Meringue Pie)
  • Servings Per Recipe 8,
  • cal. (kcal) 623,
  • Fat, total (g) 23,
  • chol. (mg) 167,
  • sat. fat (g) 11,
  • carb. (g) 101,
  • Monosaturated fat (g) 7,
  • Polyunsaturated fat (g) 3,
  • Trans fatty acid (g) 1,
  • fiber (g) 1,
  • sugar (g) 76,
  • pro. (g) 7,
  • vit. A (IU) 534,
  • vit. C (mg) 11,
  • Thiamin (mg) 0,
  • Riboflavin (mg) 0,
  • Niacin (mg) 1,
  • Pyridoxine (Vit. B6) (mg) 0,
  • Folate (µg) 65,
  • Cobalamin (Vit. B12) (µg) 0,
  • sodium (mg) 283,
  • Potassium (mg) 136,
  • calcium (mg) 30,
  • iron (mg) 1,
  • Starch () 1,
  • Other Carb () 6,
  • Very Lean Meat () 1,
  • Fat () 4,
  • Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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