Ingredients for - My Mom's Lemon Meringue Pie
How to cook deliciously - My Mom's Lemon Meringue Pie
1. Stage
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Press pie crust into a pie plate.
2. Stage
Mix sweetened condensed milk, egg yolks, lemon juice, and lemon zest together in a bowl; pour into pie crust.
3. Stage
Bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes.
4. Stage
Five minutes before pie is done, beat egg whites and cream of tartar together in a bowl using an electric mixer on high speed until foamy. Slowly add sugar to egg white mixture and continue beating until meringue forms stiff peaks, about 5 minutes.
5. Stage
Remove pie from oven and increase temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spread meringue onto warm pie, making sure meringue goes all the way to the edges creating a seal. Using the back of a spoon, dab the meringue and pull up, creating peaks across the pie.
6. Stage
Bake in the oven for 15 minutes. Let cool to room temperature for 1 hour and store in the refrigerator.
