Mile-High Lemon Meringue Pie

Mile-High Lemon Meringue Pie

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Meringue pie can be tricky to prepare. We figure out how to make a perfect lemon meringue pie with a sky-high topping that doesn't weep.

Keywords

  • Desserts or Baked Goods
  • Dessert Pies
  • Fruit Desserts
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Cooking tools:

  • Hand mixer
  • Fine-mesh strainer
  • Instant-read thermometer
  • Candy thermometer
  • Cooling rack
  • Nonreactive saucepan
  • Saucepan
  • Whisk
  • Spatula
  • Plastic wrap
  • Grater
  • Mixing bowl
  • Spoon
  • Oven
  • Stove
  • Refrigerator

Ingredients

  • 1 1/4 cups (8¾ ounces/248 grams) sugar
  • 1 cup lemon juice (6 lemons)
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/4 cup (1 ounce/28 grams) cornstarch
  • 1/4 teaspoon table salt
  • 8 large egg yolks (reserve 4 whites for meringue)
  • 2 tablespoons grated lemon zest
  • 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into pieces and softened
  • 1 (9-inch) pie shell, fully baked and cooled
  • 1 cup (7 ounces/198 grams) sugar
  • 4 large egg whites (reserved from filling)
  • Pinch table salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

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