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The Best Lemon Meringue Pie
Ingredients
  • subheading: Pie Crust:
  • 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting (see Cook's Note)
  • 2 tablespoons cold vegetable shortening
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • ½ teaspoon fine salt
  • ½ teaspoon apple cider vinegar
  • 6 tablespoons very cold unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
  • 3 to 6 tablespoons ice water
  • subheading: Filling:
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 5 tablespoons cornstarch
  • ½ teaspoon fine salt
  • ½ cup fresh lemon juice plus 2 teaspoons gently packed lemon zest
  • 4 large egg yolks
  • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
  • subheading: Meringue:
  • 5 large egg whites
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon cream of tartar
  • Pinch fine salt
  • ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
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