Meringue for Pies

Name: Meringue for Pies
Total time: 1800 s
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 Egg Whites @ room temperature; 1/4 tsp Cream of Tartar; 1/2 cup Sugar; 1/2 tsp Vanilla

sandra53 @skw1551

Central Point, Oregon

This meringue topping is good on lemon, coconut cream, banana cream, and chocolate pies. Lemon meringue is my favorite pie so it was important I learned to make it well.

sandra53 @skw1551

Central Point, Oregon

This meringue topping is good on lemon, coconut cream, banana cream, and chocolate pies. Lemon meringue is my favorite pie so it was important I learned to make it well.

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Ingredients

30 mins

4Egg Whites @ room temperature
1/4 tspCream of Tartar
1/2 cupSugar
1/2 tspVanilla

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Steps

30 mins

1

Beat egg whites and cream of Tartar until peaks form.
2

Gradually add 1/2 cup sugar and continue to beat until peaks are stiff & glossy but not dry.
3

Beat in 1/2 teaspoon vanilla.
4

Top your filled pie anchoring the meringue to the edges of pie crust all the way around.
5

Bake in 375°F oven for 20 minutes or until top of meringue browns good.
6

Let pie cool completely @ room temperature before refrigerating.