Lemon Meringue Pie Recipe

Lemon Meringue Pie

From mareelouise 16 years 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!

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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" It was excellent "
sunpuppy ate it and said...
Yum-yum eatem up! Looks and sounds wonderful!
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" It was excellent "
zena824 ate it and said...
All time favorite of my family.,.....
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tippystclair 16 years ago
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--->
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Reviewed by 3 people

All time favorite of my family.,.....

zena824 in Somewhere, USA loved it
Yum-yum eatem up! Looks and sounds wonderful!

sunpuppy in Terre Haute loved it