Southern Style Lemon Meringue Pie – My Dad's favorite!
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August 01, 2025
Christmas Dinner, Pies, Helen's Kitchen
Depending upon how tart you like your lemon pie to be, choose the appropriate lemons. Meyers Lemons are sweeter as they are hybrid lemon mixed with a mandarin orange. Whereas the standard lemon is much tarter - which I like! I love the contrast between the sweet creamy meringue and that slight pucker in the lemon curd. Oh, I get tingly just
thinking about it.
Southern Style Lemon Meringue Pie – My Dad's favorite!
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons butter
- 1/2 cup lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon finely grated lemon zest
Plus make pie crust. I used a Crisco recipe that includes egg and vinegar. Tastes like shortbread.
Meringue - Double this if you want a big cloud!
Beat 4 egg whites, add 1/4 c white sugar, and 1/8 tsp cream of tarter.
Sprinkle with lemon zest for that old fashioned look.
Bake at 375 for 8-12 minutes until brown.