Lemon Custard Pie
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Cooking:
20 min.
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Servings per container:
8
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Ingredients for - Lemon Custard Pie

1. Milk - 1 ¾ cups
2. White sugar - 1 ½ cups
3. Cornstarch - ½ cup
4. Salt - ½ teaspoon
5. Eggs, separated - 4
6. Lemon juice - 1 cup
7. Butter - 3 tablespoons
8. Vanilla extract, divided - 2 teaspoons
9. Baked pie shell - 1 (9 inch)
10. Brown sugar - 2 tablespoons

How to cook deliciously - Lemon Custard Pie

1. Stage

Combine milk, sugar, cornstarch, and salt in a saucepan over medium-high heat. Stir constantly until mixture thickens to the consistency of pudding, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from heat.

2. Stage

Whisk egg yolks in a bowl until smooth. Add lemon juice and whisk until smooth.

3. Stage

Return pudding to the heat; slowly stir in egg yolk mixture. Increase heat to high and boil, stirring constantly, for at least 2 minutes. Stir in butter and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Pour thickened custard into the pie shell.

4. Stage

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

5. Stage

Combine egg whites, remaining vanilla extract, and brown sugar in a large bowl. Whip with an electric mixture until a fluffy meringue forms. Spread meringue over the custard.

6. Stage

Bake pie in the preheated oven until meringue is golden brown, about 10 minutes. Let cool. Chill for at least 1 hour before serving.