Best 8 Best Lemon Pie Recipes

WORLD'S BEST LEMON PIE

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, combine sugar, cornstarch, flour and salt. Gradually stir in water. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat; cook and stir 2 minutes more. Remove from the heat. Gradually stir 1 cup of hot mixture into egg yolks; return all to saucepan. Bring to boil. Cook and stir for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat. Stir in the butter, lemon juice and zest until smooth. Pour into pastry shell. In a bowl, beat egg whites and salt until stiff but not dry peaks are formed. Gradually beat in sugar until soft peaks form. Spread over pie, sealing edges to pastry. Bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes or until meringue is golden. Cool. Store any leftovers in the refrigerator.

THE BEST LEMON MERINGUE PIE

Steps:

• For the pie crust: Pulse the flour, shortening, sugar, salt and vinegar in a food processor until the mixture looks like damp sand, about 10 pulses. Add the butter and pulse until you can still see large pea-sized pieces. Sprinkle in 3 tablespoons ice water and pulse until the dough begins to come together. Pinch the dough; if it doesn't hold together, add up to 3 more tablespoons ice water, 1 tablespoon at a time, until the dough holds together when pinched. Lay out a sheet of plastic wrap and dump the dough onto the plastic. Using the edges of the plastic, press the dough into a disc. Wrap tightly and refrigerate until firm, at least 1 hour and preferably overnight. (Freeze up to 2 months.)
• On a lightly floured work surface, roll the dough out into a 13-inch round. Place in a 9-inch pie dish, gently pressing the dough into the edges and letting the excess dough drape over the sides. Refrigerate for 2 hours.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Trim any excess dough with a paring knife and crimp the edges decoratively or press them down with the tines of a fork. Prick the dough on the bottom all over with a fork. Place a sheet of parchment paper inside the dough and fill with pie weights or uncooked rice or beans. Bake for 10 minutes. Carefully remove the parchment and weights and bake until the crust is deep golden brown on the edges and lightly golden in the center, 10 to 12 minutes more. Let the crust cool to room temperature.
• For the filling: Whisk together the sugar, cornstarch and salt in a medium saucepan. Add the lemon juice and 1 1/2 cups water and whisk to combine. Whisk the egg yolks in a separate medium bowl. Place the sugar mixture over medium heat and cook, continuing to gently whisk, until the mixture begins to bubble and is extremely thick. Temper the eggs yolks by slowly adding half of the hot sugar mixture to the yolks while constantly whisking. Add the tempered yolks to the saucepan and return to the heat. Bring the mixture back to a simmer and cook, stirring constantly with a rubber spatula, for 1 minute. Remove from the heat and stir in the butter and lemon zest until completely melted and incorporated. Pour the filling directly into the pie crust and cover with plastic wrap pressed directly against the surface of the filling (see Cook's Note). Refrigerate while you make the meringue.
• For the meringue: Add the egg whites to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment along with the sugar, cream of tartar and salt. Whisk together to combine. Place the bowl over a saucepan of simmering water, making sure the bottom of the bowl is not touching the water. Cook, whisking constantly, until the sugar is dissolved and the mixture feels hot to the touch. Transfer the bowl to the mixer and add the vanilla. Whisk on medium-high speed until stiff peaks form, 5 to 6 minutes.
• Remove the plastic wrap from the pie and gently mound the meringue on top of the filling. Use an offset spatula to make sure the meringue completely covers the filling and meets the crust all around the edges. (This will seal in the filling and help prevent weeping.) Use the offset spatula to create swirls and peaks in the meringue. Toast the meringue using a kitchen torch or broil in the oven until golden brown, keeping an eye on the meringue if broiling, 1 to 2 minutes. Refrigerate the pie until the filling is completely cool and set, about 4 hours.

THE BEST LEMON LIME AVOCADO PIE

Steps:

• Blend avocados, sweetened condensed milk, cream cheese, lime juice, and lemon juice in a blender until smooth; pour into prepared pie crust. Refrigerate 30 minutes. Top with whipped cream to serve.

GRANDMAS BEST-EVER LEMON MERINGUE PIE

Steps:

• 1. Combine sugar, 1 1/2 cups water and salt in saucepan; heat to boiling.
• 2. Mix cornstarch and 1/2 cup water to make smooth paste; add to boiling mixture gradually, stirring constantly; cook until thick and clear. Remove from heat.
• 3. Combine egg yolks and lemon juice stir into thickened mixture.
• 4. Return to heat and cook, stirring constanly Until mixture bubbles again.
• 5. Remove from heat. Stir in butter and lemon peel (zest)
• 6. Cover and cool until lukewarm.
• 7. For Meringue
• 8. add salt to egg whites; beat until frothy.
• 9. Gradually add 1/2 cup sugar, beating until glossy peaks are formed.
• 10. Stir 2 rounded tablespoons of meringue into lukewarm filling.
• 11. Pour filling into cool pie shell, pile remaining meringue on top and spread lightly over filling' spreading evenly to edge of crust
• 12. Bake in slow oven 325 degrees about 15 minutes or until lightly browned.
• 13. Cool on rack at least 1 hour before cutting.

ANN LANDERS' BEST EVER LEMON PIE AND MERINGUE

Steps:

• Mix sugar and cornstarch together in the top of a double boiler. Add the two cups of water. Combine egg yolks with lemon juice and beat until well mixed. Add to the rest of the sugar mixture. Cook over boiling water until thick -- about 25 minutes. This does away with the starchy taste. Now add the lemon extract, butter and vinegar, and stir thoroughly. Pour mixture into deep 9-inch pie shell, and let cool. Cover with meringue, and brown in oven. Never-Fail Meringue: Blend cornstarch and cold water in a saucepan. Add boiling water, and cook, stirring until clear and thickened. Let stand until COMPLETELY cold. With copper lined electric beater at high speed, beat egg whites until foamy. Gradually add sugar, and beat until stiff but not dry. Turn mixer to low speed; add salt and vanilla. Gradually beat in cold cornstarch mixture. Turn mixer again to high, and beat well. Spread meringue over cooled pie filling. Bake at 350 degrees F for 10 minutes or until top is lightly browned.

BEST EVER LEMON MERINGUE PIE

Steps:

• 1. Mix sugar and cornstarch together in the top of a double broiler. Stir in 2 cups of water.
• 2. Combine egg yolks with lemon juice and beat until well mixed; Add to sugar mixture. Cook over boiling water until thick- about 20 minutes. ( This does away with the starchy taste.)
• 3. Now add the lemon extract, butter and vinegar and stir thoroughly.
• 4. Pour mixture into 9- inch pie shell and let cool.
• 5. NEVER FAIL MERINGUE 1 tablespoon of cornstarch 2 tablespoons cold water 1/2 cup boiling water Three egg whites 6 tablespoons sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla Pinch of salt
• 6. Turn oven on to 350 degrees. Blend cornstarch and cold water in a sauce pan. Add boiling water and cook, stirring until clear and thickened. Let stand until completely cold.
• 7. With the electric beater at high-speed beat egg whites until foamy. Gradually add sugar and beat until stiff but not dry. Turn mixer to low-speed and add salt and vanilla.
• 8. Gradually beat in cold cornstarch mixture. Turn mixer again to high and beat well.
• 9. Spread meringue over cooled pie filling. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes or until top is lightly brown.

BEST EVER LEMON MERINGUE PIE

Steps:

• Combine 1 1/2 cups sugar, 1 1/2 cups water and 1/2 tsp.
• salt in saucepan; heat to boiling.
• Mix cornstarch and 1/3 cup water to make smooth paste.
• Gradually add to boiling mixture, stirring constantly.
• Cook until thick and clear.
• REMOVE FROM HEAT.
• Beat together egg yolks and lemon juice; stir into mixture.
• Return to heat.
• Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture bubbles again.
• REMOVE FROM HEAT.
• Stir in butter and lemon rind.
• Cover; COOL TO LUKEWARM.
• Combine egg whites and 1/4 tsp.
• salt in bowl; beat until frothy.
• Gradually add 1/2 cup sugar, beating until thick and glossy peaks form.
• STIR 2 rounded tablespoonfuls of meringue into lukewarm FILLING.
• Pour into BAKED pie shell.
• Top with remaining meringue, spreading evenly.
• Bake in 325 F.
• oven 15 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Makes 6 to 8 servings.
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BEST-EVER LEMON PIE

Steps:

• Mix sugar and cornstarch together in the top of a double boiler. Add the two cups of water. Combine egg yolks with lemon juice and beat until well mixed. Add to the rest of the sugar mixture. Cook over boiling water until thick--about 25 minutes. This does away with the starchy taste. (Or you can make the pudding in minutes in the microwave following a standard pudding recipe.) Now add the lemon extract, butter and vinegar and stir thouroughly. Pour mixture into pie shell and let cool. Nice with cool whip.