Raspberry Lemon Meringue Pie

Serves: 4

Graciela O'Reilly

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

52

Spice

51

Sweetness

54

Sourness

37

mins

Prep time (avg)

4.6

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 cup

Cornstarch

1 cup

White Sugar

1 cup

Water (cold)

1 tbsp

Butter

Directions:

1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C)

2

Press pie crust into a 9-inch pie pan

3

Brush crust with enough egg white to coat with a thin layer

4

Cook in the preheated oven until golden brown, 5 to 10 minutes

5

Remove crust from oven and cool

6

Decrease oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C)

7

Cook and stir raspberries in a saucepan over medium heat until raspberries start to break down, 5 to 10 minutes

8

Stir 1 tablespoon cornstarch into raspberries until cornstarch is dissolved and mixture is thickened, 2 to 3 minutes

9

Spoon raspberry mixture into pie crust

10

Combine 1 cup white sugar and 1/4 cup cornstarch in a saucepan; gradually stir in water and 1/2 cup lemon juice until smooth

11

Stir egg yolks into sugar mixture; bring to a boil

12

Cook sugar-egg mixture at a boil, stirring constantly, until smooth, about 1 minute

13

Remove saucepan from heat

14

Stir lemon pulp, remaining 1/4 cup lemon juice, and butter into sugar-egg mixture; pour over raspberry mixture

15

Beat 3 egg whites in a small bowl using an electric mixer on high speed until foamy

16

Gradually beat 1/3 cup white sugar into egg whites until stiff peaks form

17

Spread egg white mixture over lemon filling, completely sealing egg mixture onto edges of crust

18

Bake in the preheated oven until meringue is golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes

19

Cool pie to room temperature on a wire rack, about 30 minutes

20

Refrigerate pie until completely chilled, about 3 hours