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Lemon “Meringue” Pie Part II: The Homemade Filling

August 17, 2009 by Suzie the Foodie 8 Comments


Lemon Meringue Pie

Click here for Part I: Homemade Pie Crust
Day two and on to making the filling for the lemon pie. The thickener The Professional Pastry Chef recommends is cornstarch which is no problem for me. This is very traditional when it comes to lemon meringue pie. If you are looking for a great recipe, this one by Anna Olson is very similar and I have made it before! Yummy.
I decided to forego the meringue though, there is an entire section written about this controversial procedure and they admit there is no fool-proof way of making the topping. Considering it was ridiculously humid, I thought it best to not waste the egg whites and work with whipping cream instead.

Lemon Meringue Pie

I thought I would have to juice a ton of lemons for the filling but it only took two to have enough juice the recipe called for. Considering you are supposed to get 3/4 of a cup for two pies, it was a little challenging measuring out 1/2 a 3/4 of a cup but it looked right to me.

Lemon Meringue Pie

You make the filling over low heat on the stove which takes a lot of time and patience while you are constantly whisking. I admit that I raised the temperature up after a while because I have an electric stove, not a gas stove, its heat is less direct. I know my stove, there was no way this was going to come to a boil on low…never!
Once the cornstarch, water and sugar syrup begins to boil you add the butter. How weird! I usually do this at the end. I stuck with the recipe and added the butter. I tempered in the eggs by adding a little of the syrup to the egg yolks to bring them up to temperature without scrambling them. I added the lemon juice and zest and heated the filling for a few minutes over low heat.

Lemon Meringue Pie

There is that beautiful and all-natural yellow colour from the lemons that I adore. I filled the empty pie shell with the thick beautiful yellow goo, covered the top with plastic wrap and let it chill over night:
Lemon Meringue Pie
Day 3 after letting the filling set for 24 hours. The piece of pie came out of the pie perfectly but it was 32C in my house without the humidex which has been crazy high and as I set up the shot I watched my pie and whipped cream melt before my eyes! Still, a gorgeous pie but it is more like “lemon mess pie” than anything else.
As a result of working on this pie for three days and having it be destroyed by Mother Nature before I have a chance to even photograph it, I am going to put baking aside for now. Once fall turns up and there are crisp apples just waiting to be baked into crumbles and pies I will consider going through all of this again. For now, fuck it! Bring on the homemade ice cream, the sorbets and milkshakes.
Why fight Mother Nature? It’s too humbling. Man, am I ever glad I didn’t try making the meringue topping! Instead I am going to freeze the egg whites and once the heat and humidity pass on I will try making meringues once again.
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  1. aliceinparis says

    August 17, 2009 at 1:31 pm

    That pie looks yummy despite the runny lemon!!!!! Nothing like fresh “real” lemon.

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  2. Debra She Who Seeks says

    August 17, 2009 at 2:36 pm

    To quote Monty Python, “I don’t care how fucking runny it is, hand it over with all speed!” Looks yum!

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  3. leel says

    August 17, 2009 at 3:11 pm

    looks yummy anyway! i’d be happy to try a slice 🙂

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  4. Hillary says

    August 17, 2009 at 6:52 pm

    That still looks good! This reminds me of my own lemon meringue pie-making experience. 🙂 It’s still my favorite kind of pie!

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  5. Tori says

    August 17, 2009 at 9:53 pm

    It still looks yummy! Now I want something lemon-ey. I wonder if we have any lemonade in the house?

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  6. Tammy says

    August 17, 2009 at 10:35 pm

    Oh wow! This looks fantastic, even though it melted! I have never made a pie – can you believe it?! One of these days! I am hooked on marionberries that grow around here in OR. Maybe that should be my first try.

    Oh – and good news – I have had some orange juice this week for the first time in years – and NO migraine! I think living at sea level is agreeing with me!

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  7. Da Chef says

    August 18, 2009 at 10:31 am

    Suzie, I make a similar filling, but rather than fill a pie, I fold it into whipped cream, just enough so that the cream is swirled with the lemon. Sprinkle on some blackberries or raspberries and you have the most amazing Lemon Fool.

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  8. Anonymous says

    August 31, 2009 at 9:33 am

    i made this lemon meringue pie at school for my food tech prac assessment

    and it turned out very delicious like the pie on your screen

    Reply

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