The Ultimate Lemon Meringue Pie

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated November/December 1994, America's Test Kitchen TV

This is the ultimate lemon meringue pie: a crisp crust, a firm, lush filling, and a no-weep meringue.

SERVES Makes one 9-inch pie

TIME 2 hours, plus 1½ hours chilling and 2 hours cooling

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

We wanted to develop a lemon meringue pie recipe that gave us a meringue that didn’t break down and puddle on the bottom or “tear” on top. We realized that the puddling underneath the meringue was from undercooking. The beading on top of th...

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