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This weekend I made the perfect spring time/Easter dessert.  It’s light lemony and so delicious.  My favorite part besides the lemon, is the meringue crust, its slightly crispy slightly chewy and just oh so yummy.  My mom has been making this recipe for years and the name definitely fits; it’s angelic!  And super easy to make as long as you have some time and a stand mixer (at least in my opinion though my mom makes hers without the use of a stand mixer).  I love my Kitchen aid mixer, its my best friend and makes my whole cooking career so much easier and cleaner.  Plus I suck at using a regular (hand held) mixer, I always always, always, always spray what I am mixing everywhere, it’s so annoying and lots more work to clean up.  But anywho, this recipe is so worth the mess even if you don’t have a stand mixer.

Ingredients: Meringue: 4 egg whites, 1/8 t. cream of tartar, 1/2 tsp lemon rind,  1 c. sugar, Filling: 4 egg yolks, 2 whole eggs, ½ c. sugar, 3 T. lemon juice, 1 t. lemon rind, ¾ pint (12 oz) whipping cream

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Start off by separating the 4 egg yolks and put whites in your mixer

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Set the egg yolks aside for later

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Begin whisking your whites until frothy, then add 1/8 tsp of cream of tartar continue whisking until stiff peaks have formed

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while its whisking grate the lemon peel

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Once stiff peaks have formed add the 1/2 tsp lemon rind

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And slowly whisk in sugar until the whites have turned glossy

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Butter a 9 in pie plate and add whites pushing up on the sides

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Bake @ 275 for 20 minutes, then @ 300 for 40 minutes

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Once the meringue has baked it will fall and create more space in the dish

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Set up your double boiler on medium-low heat to cook your filling

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Add the 4 egg yolks, and 2 eggs whisk thoroughly

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Add 1/2 cup sugar and 1 tsp lemon rind, continue beating

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Add lemon juice and cook until filling has thickened, around 4-5 minutes- then set aside to cool

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the filling will thicken and be slightly lighter in color

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Then in your clean mixer, whip 12 oz of heavy whipping cream until stiff peaks

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use 1/3 of the mixture on top of cooled meringue, then pour on cooled filling

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Smooth on remaining cream and refrigerate for at least 24 hours before serving.  Enjoy!

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Angel Pie

Meringue:

4 egg whites

1/8 t. cream of tartar

1/2 tsp lemon rind

1 c. sugar

Beat egg whites until frothy.  Add cream of tartar and beat until stiff enough to hold a point.  Gradually beat in sugar and beat until stiff and glossy.  Spread in a well greased 9″ glass pie pan.  Push meringue up along sides of the pie plate.  Bake @ 275° for 20 minutes and then @ 300° for 40 minutes.  Remove from oven and cool completely.

Filling:

4 egg yolks

2 whole eggs

½ c. sugar

3 T. lemon juice

1 t. lemon rind

¾ pint whipping cream

In a double boiler, beat egg yolks and eggs together.  Beat in sugar.  Add lemon juice and lemon rind.  Cook until thick (about 4 to 5 minutes) stirring constantly.  Cool to room temperature.

Whip the cream.  Spread ½ the whipped cream on meringue.  (I usually fold some of the whipped cream into the lemon custard to give it a lighter consistency, but it is not necessary) Spread filling over this, then spread the rest of the whipped cream over filling.  Refrigerate for at least 24 hours to allow pie to set up.

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32 Responses

  1. I love my stand mixer too. Unfortunately I burnt out the motor using the dough hook to knead pumperknickle bread. *sniff* *sniff* Don’t have the funds to fix it right now. Oh well. I’ll have bigger biceps, right?

  2. Okay, that almost makes me want to attempt lemon meringue pie again. Perhaps I’ll try your version. Thanks for sharing. Glad you stopped by my blog. Hope you are able to keep up your Spring Clean in 5 minutes with us. Have an awesome day! 🙂

  3. Now that is just dangerous! 🙂
    I have never heard of that before. It does sound divine. We have two of us who are allergic to milk…boo hoo
    Thanks for the visit today. I look forward to my visit here. I will add you to my list to follow.

  4. This looks delicious! I will definitely have to give it a try! I just got my red Kitchen Aid mixer for Christmas and am getting used to using it. I agree that it makes things SO much easier….I don’t know how I ever lived without it! Thanks for sharing!

  5. Oh Wow! I’ve never seen anything like this!? Looks good! I really can’t wait to try it out!
    I LOVE LOVE LOVE my Kitchen Aid mixer, couldn’t live w/out it!

  6. Not once in my life have I made a meringue pie.

    I think I should. Thanks to your great instructions, I think maybe I could!

    Have a great Easter weekend!

  7. This does look very similar to the lemon meringue bombe- just upside down! I bet this is a delicious pie and love the idea of using meringue as the base.

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