Added additional lemon and raspberries to this classic and delicious lemon meringue pie, giving it a less-sweet and brighter flavor. Sometimes I don't make the meringue, I just cool the lemon filling for 3 hours and garnish with a dollop of whipped cream and a raspberry at serving time.
Ingredients
Pie Crust:
1 pastry for a 9-inch pie crust
1 egg white, or as needed
Raspberry Layer:
½ cup frozen raspberries (Optional)
1 tablespoon cornstarch (Optional)
Lemon Filling:
1 cup white sugar
¼ cup cornstarch (Optional)
1 cup cold water
¾ cup lemon juice, divided
3 egg yolks, lightly beaten
1 tablespoon lemon pulp (including zest if desired)
1 tablespoon butter
Meringue:
3 egg whites
⅓ cup white sugar
Instructions
Step 1
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Press pie crust into a 9-inch pie pan. Brush crust with enough egg white to coat with a thin layer.
Step 2
Cook in the preheated oven until golden brown, 5 to 10 minutes. Remove crust from oven and cool. Decrease oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Step 3
Cook and stir raspberries in a saucepan over medium heat until raspberries start to break down, 5 to 10 minutes. Stir 1 tablespoon cornstarch into raspberries until cornstarch is dissolved and mixture is thickened, 2 to 3 minutes. Spoon raspberry mixture into pie crust.
Step 4
Combine 1 cup white sugar and ¼ cup cornstarch in a saucepan; gradually stir in water and ½ cup lemon juice until smooth. Stir egg yolks into sugar mixture; bring to a boil. Cook sugar-egg mixture at a boil, stirring constantly, until smooth, about 1 minute. Remove saucepan from heat. Stir lemon pulp, remaining ¼ cup lemon juice, and butter into sugar-egg mixture; pour over raspberry mixture.
Step 5
Beat 3 egg whites in a small bowl using an electric mixer on high speed until foamy. Gradually beat ⅓ cup white sugar into egg whites until stiff peaks form. Spread egg white mixture over lemon filling, completely sealing egg mixture onto edges of crust.
Step 6
Bake in the preheated oven until meringue is golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes. Cool pie to room temperature on a wire rack, about 30 minutes. Refrigerate pie until completely chilled, about 3 hours.
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