lemon meringue pie
(4 ratings)
When my husband and I were first married, his mom gave me three of his favorite pie recipes and this is one of them. He still loves this pie.
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(4 ratings)
method
No-Cook or Other
Ingredients For lemon meringue pie
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2 lgeggs, separated
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1/2 cfresh lemon juice (3 lemons)
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1 cansweetened condensed milk (not evaporated)
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1 tsppure vanilla extract
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1 regulargraham cracker pie crust
How To Make lemon meringue pie
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1Beat egg yolks slightly. Add lemon juice, condensed milk & vanilla. Mix well then pour into graham crust, add meringue & brown. Cover & refrigerate several hours before serving.
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2I wash, dry & use the plastic top that comes with the graham crust to keep pie covered.
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3MERINGUE: 2 egg whites 4 Tbsp sugar 1/8 tsp cream of tartar* dash of salt 1 tsp pure vanilla extract Beat egg whites w/electric mixer until frothy. Add in the cream of tartar and salt and continue beating another minute or two. Add the sugar and beat until stiff peaks form (about 2 minutes). Add in the vanilla and beat for another minute or so. Spread onto pie & bake @375 until brown (about 10 or so minutes).
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4* If you don't have cream of tartar you can use 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder. If you don't have baking powder just use a little more than a dash of salt.
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