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Lemon Meringue Pie Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Mareelouise / All my dishes 1 year, 8 months ago A favourite that mum used to make- this is a recipe I've cobbled together- the tart lemon and the sweet meringue are a match made in heaven! Prep:70m Cook:25m Servings:8	Mareelouise
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Ingredients

Pastry

2 cups plain flour

¼ cup icing sugar

150g butter chopped

1 egg yolk

2 tbsp. water

½ teaspoon vanilla essence

Filling

2 lemons

¾ cup caster sugar

½ cup cornflour

Cup water

3 egg yolks

Meringue

3 egg whites

1/3 cup caster sugar

Directions

Preheat oven to 200 degrees.

Sift icing sugar and flour together.

Add butter- rub in with your fingers till the mixture resembles fine bread crumbs

Add yolk, water and vanilla. Mix lightly. Pastry should form a ball

Wrap in plastic wrap. Rest in the fridge for at least 20 minutes

Roll out pastry on a lightly floured surface, to fit a 25cm flan tin. Ease pastry into tin, then trim edges.

Blind bake for 10 – 15 mins in a 200 degree oven.

Allow pastry to cool

Turn oven down to 180 degrees

Finely grate the rind of 1 lemon. Juice lemons- you need ½ cup. Combine the sugar and cornflour in a medium saucepan and gradually stir in the lemon juice and water until smooth.

Whisk over medium heat until the mixture boils and thickens. Remove from the heat, stir in the lemon rind and egg yolks, and mix quickly to combine.

Allow to cool.

To make the meringue, use clean and dry electric beaters to whisk the egg whites until soft peaks form.

Add the sugar a spoonful at a time, whisking each addition till glossy.

Spread the lemon base in the pie base, the top with meringue.

Bake for 10 mins or until brown.

Set aside for at least 30 minutes to cool.

Refrigerate when cool

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Comments

tippystclair 1 year, 8 months ago said:
Looks good and easy. I don't like meringue so I am going to skip that part! I think it takes away from the fab lemon taste! (Maybe I'll make a thin layer...) I added this recipe to the Lemon Lover's group. It belongs there--->

zena824 1 year, 8 months ago said:
All time favorite of my family.,.....

sunpuppy 1 year ago said:
Yum-yum eatem up! Looks and sounds wonderful!

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