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Servings: 1 pie

Lemon meringue pie

Author: MickiCheng
Keyword: Cake, Dessert, France, lemon, Pie, Sweet
Prep Time: 1 hour
Cook Time: 25 minutes

Ingredients

Shortcrust Pastry

  • 125 gram Butter
  • 225 gram Flour
  • 50 gram Powdered Sugar
  • 1 pinch Salt
  • 1 pcs. Egg small

Lemon Cream

  • 150 gram Sugar
  • 250 gram Whipping Cream
  • 2 pcs. Egg
  • 2 pcs. Egg Yolk
  • 0.5 pcs. Vanilla Pod
  • 75 gram Lemon Juice
  • 4.5 gram Cornstarch

Italian meringue

  • 80 gram Water
  • 250 gram Sugar
  • 110 gram egg white

Instructions

Pastry

  • Mix flour, powdered sugar, and salt. Crumble the butter into the flour. Quickly gather the dough with the egg and chill for 30-45 minutes! Roll out the dough on a floured surface and press into a tart form 22-24! Bake/blind bake the tart for 12 minutes at 200 degrees Celsius (392 degrees Fahrenheit), remove the filling, and bake for an additional 5 minutes at 200 degrees Celsius (392 degrees Fahrenheit).  

Lemon cream

  • Put all the ingredients into a blender and blend for 10-15 seconds.
  • Strain the mixture and pour directly into the slightly cooled tart shell.
  • Reduce the oven to 175 degrees Celsius (347 degrees Fahrenheit) and bake the tart for about 20-25 minutes until the filling is just set!
  • Remove and let cool.  
  • Boil sugar and water into a syrup and boil up to 115 degrees Celsius (239 degrees Fahrenheit) to a thick syrup.
  • Whisk egg whites stiff and add the hot syrup in a thin stream while continuing to whisk.
  • Whisk for 5-9 minutes until the meringue is glossy and smooth and slightly cooled.
  • Place in a piping bag with a round nozzle, make small dollops on the tart, torch with a blowtorch, and serve! ???
  • Enjoy!
  • Lemon meringue pie