Lemon Meringue Pie

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over cooking your custard will make it runny.

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I would just say follow Brian's review from Plymouth, MI, dated 01-08-2005 and you should be fine. Ditto his experience. The first time I tried this recipe, it came out RUNNY but had a very good flavor. Not one to give up, I read and reread all the reviews and printed out his (Brian's review mostly because he mentioned consulting a chef. Ever since that first bad experience I've turned out nothing short of excellent Lemon Meringue Pies. I haven't been cooking/baking that long but I was saying to myself, "not bad for an amateur." The pies, coupled with ALton's flaky pie crust recipe have been solid and delicious, even my son said although Lemon Meringue pie is not one of his favorite pies, mine was the best he has ever tried. PS I also checked out one other Lemon Pie Recipe and it's ingredients and also found the ingredients and measurements almost identical to Alton's recipe. I think the key to success is the extra cooking time.

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This is a very good recipe. Good tart lemon flavor but not over powering.

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This recipe has the perfect lemony flavor and texture - it is now my only and favorite lemon pie recipe. Mine set just fine; however, after a few days in the fridge there is lemony liquid in the bottom, so it's best to eat the pie within a couple of days. :

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I made this pie on Christmas eve for my mother in-law. It was a complete disaster. Like cold lemon soup. This failure really bothered me so I talked to a few friends who are chefs, and got some points. I made the pie today, and it was perfect. The KEY is that you need to cook the initial water, starch, sugar, salt mixture for at LEAST three minutes once it begins to boil. Stir the mixture with a wire wisk constantly. Once the egg yolks have been tempered with some of the hot starch mixture, you add ALL of the yolks back into the sauce pan and continue to cook on low for at least 2 or 3 minutes. Add the lemon juice, butter and zest, and mix with a rubber spatula with the burner on low and simmer for a minute or two while stiring with the spatula. This will continue to form the lemon curd as the yolks begin to thicken with the lemon.

The result is perfect lemon meringue pie. You do not need to refrigerate the pie to thicken it. Once it cools, the lemon curd will set.

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I was really concerned about making this pie after reading other reviews. BUT the ONLY thing I did differently was to cook the initial cornstarch, water, sugar and salt mixture for about 2 1/2 minutes instead of one. My pie stayed together!!! Truly delicious.

ELENA - you add half the cornstarch mixture to the egg yolks a little at a time as to not scramble the yolks then you return that mixture to the original pot of cornstarch mixture.

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I searched for an extra special lemon meringue pie recipe to make for my new boyfriend on Thanksgiving. Needless to say, I didn't impress him with my cooking abilities. I thought I had followed the recipe to a tee, but the filling was way too runny. I tried refrigerating overnight...to no avail. The flavor was great, but the consistancy left a lot to be desired.

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I didn't think the custard set good enough, was lemony enough and there wasn't enough custard for my taste. I will try another recipe next time.
Sorry Alton.

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I love Alton's recipes so he was the first person I checked for Lemon Meringue Pie. I read all the reviews and runny filling seems to be a consistent problem. I did a google search for lemon pies to do a comparison. I checked a fair sample (25 recipes, and all but two called for the inclusion of flour - usually a tablespoon or a little more. I am going to try this and will report back with my results... (I'm rating this five stars just because AB is my favorite.

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I held back on the water, tried to boil it a little longer and added a smidge more corn starch but once the egg and lemon juice was added it was runny. Taste was great but we also ate it with a bowl and spoon. I even tried chilling it but that did not help plus the crust absorbed the moisture from the fridge. Excellent taste though!