Mile-High Lemon Meringue Pie

INGREDIENTS

• Basic pie dough for a single-crust pie (see recipe at left), rolled into a 12-inch round 1/8 inch thick
• 8 large eggs
• 2 cups plus 2 Tbs. sugar
• 1/4 cup cornstarch
• 1 cup fresh Meyer lemon juice
• 1/4 tsp. fine sea salt
• 4 Tbs. unsalted butter, cut into tablespoons
• Finely grated zest of 3 Meyer lemons