Recipe Lemon Meringue Pie Graham Cracker Crust
1 combine crushed graham crackers melted butter sugar and salt in a medium bowl and mix well.
Recipe lemon meringue pie graham cracker crust. Place melted butter graham cracker crumbs sugar and salt in a medium bowl and stir with a fork until fully combined. Pour the lemon filling into the baked crust. I love making lemon desserts evident by this no bake lemon pie and these lemon curd tartlets and my lemon yogurt cake so i knew i was going to make something extra special.
Afterward grease a 10 inch deep dish plate or similar equipment that you have readily available. In a medium bowl combine the graham cracker crumbs butter and walnuts and mix well until all crumbs are moistened and you have a wet sandy consistency. Boil for 1 minute stirring constantly.
Step 1 preheat oven to 325 degrees f. Press mixture evenly into a 9 inch metal or ceramic pie plate and bake until lightly browned about 10 minutes. Remove from heat and add butter.
Using spatula form peaks and swirls in meringue. Bake the crust for 8 to 12 minutes or until it is set. Remove from heat and add egg yolk lemon juice and rind.
Step 2 for the crust. Mix sugar flour and salt in double boiler add water and cook until thick and transparent. Add water and whisk until blended.
Press mixture evenly into a 9 inch pie pan spreading it up the sides as well. Using a soup spoon gently spread the meringue over the entire surface of the filling making sure to go all the way to the crust s edge it is essential that the edge of the meringue be anchored to the rim of the crust. Step 5 bake pie until meringue is golden brown about 15 minutes.