Bullocks Tea Room Lemon Meringue Pie Recipes

BULLOCK'S HEAVENLY LEMON PIE RECIPE

Steps:

• Beat egg whites on high speed until soft peaks form, 3 to 4 minutes. Gradually add sugar, beating until stiff but not dry. Blend in juice. Coat 9-inch pie pan with nonstick cooking spray. Spoon meringue mixture into pan, and with a tablespoon, push mixture up around edges to form pie shell. Bake at 200 degrees 2 hours. Cool.
• Beat egg yolks with sugar, lemon zest and juice until light in color and slightly thickened. Cook, stirring, in top of double boiler set over, but not touching, simmering water until thickened, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat and cool thoroughly. Fold in half of whipped cream. Turn into Meringue Crust and refrigerate at least 2 hours to set. Fold powdered sugar into remaining whipped cream and spread over chilled pie.

BULLOCK'S HEAVENLY LEMON PIE WITH MERINGUE CRUST

Steps:

• For the meringue crust: Beat egg whites on high speed until soft peaks form, 3 to 4 minutes. Gradually add sugar, beating until stiff but not dry. Blend in juice. Coat 9-inch pie pan with nonstick cooking spray. Spoon meringue mixture into pan, and with a tablespoon, push mixture up around edges to form pie shell. Bake at 200 degrees F for 2 hours. Cool. For the filling: Beat egg yolks with sugar, lemon zest and juice until light in color and slightly thickened. Cook, stirring, in top of double boiler set over, but not touching, simmering water until thickened, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat and cool thoroughly. Fold in half of whipped cream. Turn into meringue crust and refrigerate at least 2 hours to set. Fold powdered sugar into remaining whipped cream and spread over chilled pie or add extra meringue on top and bake at 350 degrees F for 10 minutes or until top is lightly browned.

BULLOCK'S TEA ROOM LEMON MERINGUE PIE

Steps:

• For the pie filling: Mix flour, cornstarch, salt, sugar and boiling water in the top of a double boiler.
• Cook over simmering water about 15 minutes or until thickened and clear, stir constantly.
• Add lightly beated egg yolks and cook 2 minutes longer.
• Add lemon juice, zest and butter.
• Cool slightly, then turn into a baked pie shell.
• For the meringue: pre-heat oven to 400°F.
• Beat egg whites until frothy.
• Gradually beat in sugar and cream of tartar until egg whites are stiff.
• Spoon meringue over the pie filling, completely covering the filling.
• Place pie in the 400-degree F oven to brown slightly, about 10 minutesor until tinged with brown.

GRANDMA'S LEMON MERINGUE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• To Make Lemon Filling: In a medium saucepan, whisk together 1 cup sugar, flour, cornstarch, and salt. Stir in water, lemon juice and lemon zest. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring frequently, until mixture comes to a boil. Stir in butter. Place egg yolks in a small bowl and gradually whisk in 1/2 cup of hot sugar mixture. Whisk egg yolk mixture back into remaining sugar mixture. Bring to a boil and continue to cook while stirring constantly until thick. Remove from heat. Pour filling into baked pastry shell.
• To Make Meringue: In a large glass or metal bowl, whip egg whites until foamy. Add sugar gradually, and continue to whip until stiff peaks form. Spread meringue over pie, sealing the edges at the crust.
• Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes, or until meringue is golden brown.