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Homemade Lemon Meringue Pie

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Taste like fresh lemons when you use grated lemon rinds!
The meringue may be tricky to make unless you use cream of tartar to stabilize the egg whites.

Rate this recipe 3.2/5 (11 Votes)

Ingredients

  • 1 pie crust, baked
  • 3 eggs, separated
  • 1 1/2 c. sugar
  • 3 T. flour
  • 3 T. cornstarch
  • 2 T butter or margarine
  • 1 to 2 t. grated lemon peel rind
  • 1/3 c. lemon juice

Details

Servings 8
Level of difficulty Average
Preparation time 30mins
 Cooking time 24mins
 Cost Average budget

Preparation

Step 1

Mix sugar, flour, cornstarch, dash of salt. Gradually stir in water. Cook and stir until bubbly. Reduce heat, cook, stir 2 minutes more. Remove from heat. Beat egg yolks slightly, stir in 1 cup of other cooked mixture, add all to pan, bring to gentle boil, cook 2 minutes , stir in rind, juice, margarine. Pour into crust.
Prepare meringue:
Combine the 3 egg whites, 1/2 T. vanilla, 1/4 t. cream of tartar. Beat until soft peaks form. Gradually add 6 T. sugar. Beat until stiff. Cover pie. Sprinkle with sugar.
Bake 350 degrees for about 15 minutes.

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Ingredients

  • 2 large water or soda bottles (empty)
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 sticks butter
  • 6 eggs
  • 1 tbsp baking powder
  • 1 cup heavy cream
  • 4 tbsp cocoa powder

Method

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  2. Ready 2 large plastic bottles, cleaned and dried.
  3. Add 1 cup of flour to each bottle.
  4. Add 1/2 cup of sugar to each.
  5. Melt butter, then add equal halves to each bottle.
  6. Add 6 eggs, 3 in each.
  7. Add 1/2 tbsp of baking powder to each.
  8. Add 1/2 cup of heavy cream to each.
  9. Shake the bottles thoroughly until the contents are well mixed.
  10. In one of the bottles only, add the cocoa powder.
  11. Beginning with the cocoa powder mixture, add a dolop of batter to the center of a circular
  12. baking tin. Do the same with the other mixture, placing the dolop directly in the center of the previous one.
  13. Continue with alternating additions of each mixture until all batter is used and the tin is full.
  14. Place in the oven and bake for 30 minutes.
  15. Serve and enjoy!

Review this recipe

how much water when beating the yolks and sugar?

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