Best Lemon Meringue Pie Recipe ...seriously

Chef Buck here and today mama redbuck is making lemon meringue pie is that the greatest meringue ever? I hope so. so after the crust is baked and ready add a cup of sugar into a sauce pot then add half a cup of cornstarch 1/4 teaspoon of salt zest two lemons add the zest in with the sugar and cornstarch get 3 Tbsp of butter ready take 4 eggs and separate the whites from the yolks now you have 4 egg whites and 4 egg yolks beat egg yolks and set aside Prepare the lemons already zested by slicing and juicing them fresh lemon juice is best, but use bottled juice if you like juice lemons to make 1/2 a cup catch the seeds with a strainer now add 2 1/4 cup of water to your sugar/cornstarch pot stir in and mix well continuously stir on medium heat until the mixture thickens and begins to boil this is the worst part of making the pie, because you have to stir continuously about 20 minutes for the filling to thicken this is the best lemon pie you will ever have stir 20 minutes....maybe a few minutes longer or a few minutes less been stirring about 19 minutes it's ready....the cornstarch has thickened and the mixture is beginning to bubble now slowly add a little of the mixture to the egg yolks while whisking...just a add a little at a time be careful not to overheat the yolk and cook the egg now add the yolk mixture to the sauce pot heat the pot up again to a bubble on medium heat remove from the heat and add the butter and lemon juice stir until the butter has melted now pour the filling into the pie crust the filling filled up a 9 inch deep dish crust now we'll make the meringue, but first we'll make something to add to the meringue in a sauce pan add a little sugar and cornstarch place pan on medium heat and stir in water it'll only take a few minutes the mixture will start milky white but clear slightly stir until slightly thickened, but not too thick then set pan aside to cool now beat the egg whites a moment to make frothy ad a smidgen of salt and some vanilla extract now add 4 tbsp of sugar ...but just 1 tbsp at a time, mixing as you add each spoonful to incorporate slowly now we're starting to see a few soft peaks so now we'll add our cooled down cornstarch/sugar paste into the mix whisk it in until the peaks stiffen and stand....you can tell by looking, and also by the "feel" grab a spatula and spread the meringue evenly over the pie filling it's a lot of meringue and will make a high pie! cover the pie well, and evenly chop chop on top to make peaks on the pie leave pie on a pan and place in an oven preheated to 400 degrees Fahrenheit take a look at the pie...we'll turn and bake a few more minutes let's take a look this is 13 minutes baking all together, but time will vary according to your oven how long does it have to sit before we slice it? let it cool...don't cut when it's warm...let it rest a few hours don't wrap the pie or it'll pull off the meringue...use a dome to store the pie even though it's been in the fridge for a day, the meringue looks great the 1st slice is hard to cut and look pretty....... but I didn't mess it up too bad there's no water in our pie tin I love this pie!....it's really good! it's not too sweet but it's sweet enough you can print the entire recipe at MyFoodChannel dot com

Channel: Chef Buck

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Id: bOGT4gT7RZQ

Length: 12min 36sec (756 seconds)

Published: Sat Jun 16 2018