Grandma’s Lemon Meringue Pie
🕒 Recipe Overview
- Prep Time: 25 minutes 🔪
- Cook Time: 25 minutes 🍳
- Total Time: 50 minutes (plus cooling time) ⏰
- Servings: 8 slices 🥧
🛒 Ingredients You’ll Need
Simple baking staples combine with fresh citrus to make this vintage dessert shine:
For the Crust:
- 🥧 1 9-inch pie crust (baked and cooled)
For the Tart Lemon Filling:
- ⚪ 1 cup Granulated white sugar
- 🌾 2 tbsp All-purpose flour
- 🌽 3 tbsp Cornstarch
- 🧂 ¼ tsp Salt
- 💧 1 ½ cups Water
- 🍋 2 Fresh lemons, juiced (½ cup juice) and zested (1 tbsp zest)
- 🧈 2 tbsp Unsalted butter
- 🥚 4 large Egg yolks (save the whites for the meringue!)
For the Fluffy Meringue Top:
- 🥚 4 large Egg whites (at room temperature)
- ⚪ 6 tbsp Granulated white sugar
- 🧪 ¼ tsp Cream of tartar (essential for stability! 🔑)
