Mile-High Meringue Pie Recipe - (4.6/5)

Ingredients

• PIE CRUST:
• 1 single 9-inch pie crust, baked (recommended recipe is King Artur Flour Single Classic Pie Crust below)
• 1 1/2 cups King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour or Pastry Flour Blend
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 tablespoons shortening
• 5 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 3 to 5 tablespoons ice water
• FILLING:
• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup Instant ClearJel or cornstarch
• 5 large eggs
• 1 1/4 cups fresh lemon juice
• 1/4 cup lime juice, optional (don't skip this part!)
• 3/8 cup (6 tablespoons) butter
• MERINGUE:
• 3 tablespoons meringue powder
• 1/2 cup water
• pinch of salt
• 1/2 cup Baker's Special Sugar or granulated sugar*
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup Marshmallow Fluff or marshmallow creme
• NOTE: I put granulated sugar into my VitaMix and gave it a quick whir. Worked great!