TL's Award Winning Deep Dish Lemon Meringue Pie

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terilynn.kelly.3 @cook_3901268

I made this pie for a baking contest one year and won 1st place :)

TL's Award Winning Deep Dish Lemon Meringue Pie

I made this pie for a baking contest one year and won 1st place :)

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Ingredients

  1. 2 cupwater
  2. 1 cupgranulated sugar
  3. 6 tbspcornstarch
  4. 1/2 cuplemon juice
  5. 1grated rind of one lemon
  6. 3egg yolks
  7. 1/4 tspsea salt
  8. 2 tbspbutter
  9. 1for meringue
  10. 3egg whites
  11. 6 tbspgranulated sugar
  12. 1/4 tspcream of tartar
  13. 1 tspvanilla extract
  14. 1for pie crust
  15. 1 1/3 cupall-purpose flour
  16. 1/2 cupcold shortening
  17. 6 tbspice water

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

    prepare pie crust. Add flour and the cold shortening in a bowl and mix with pastry cutter or by fingers until crumbly. Add the ice water and roll in ball. On a floured surface roll out dough and place in pie pan. After its smoothed over and and crimped edges take a fork and poke a few holes in the dough. Bake in oven 350°F until light brown.

  2. 2

    While crust is cooling, prepare filling. In a double boiler add 2 cups water, 1 cup sugar and the cornstarch. Add rinds. Stirring constantly until thickened. Add butter , lemon juice and sea salt. Continue to cook and keep stirring about 5 minutes. Add beaten egg yolks and cook and stir another 5 min. Take off heat and cool.

  3. 3

    Once filling is cool and thick put it into the pie crust.

  4. 4

    Make meringue. Place egg whites into mixer and beat on high until fluffy. Add cream of tartar. Continue beating and slowly add the sugar. Beat until soft peaks form.

  5. 5

    Spread meringue over pie making sire to cover all edges. Bake 400/degrees F about 5 min or until light brown.

  6. 6

    Cool completely in fridge at least 4/hrs before serving. Enjoy!

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William K Washburn
William K Washburn @cook_3124516
Your instructions never mentions the adding of vanilla extract. Is it to be added to pie filling mixture at the same time as butter ad other ingredients?

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