How Do You Make Sweet Lemon Meringue Pie?
My husband loves this lemon meringue pie! I only make it once a year but I want it all the time. Hope you enjoy. To start you lemon meringue pie preheat oven to 375 degrees. Whisk the egg yolks in a bowl and set aside. Mix together in a medium saucepan water, salt, sugar and cornstarch. Stirring often over medium heat bring to a boil and let boil for one minute. Remove from heat and gradually add the hot mixture to the beaten egg yolks. Be very carefully to only add a little of your hot mixture at a time or the egg yolks will get funny. Return to heat but turn heat down to low for another minute. Then remove from heat and add butter, lemon juice and lemon zest. Whisk together well. Pour into pie shell. To make meringue topping put egg white and cream of tartar in the bowl of a stand mixer. Using the whisk attachment beat until the whites make a soft peek. Then gradually add the sugar. Continue to beat the egg whites and sugar until they make a stiff peak. Add this to the top of your le