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Maureen's lemon meringue pies
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Prep Time: 50 minutes
Cook Time: 35 minutes
Total Time: 85 minutes
Fluffy white meringue crowns zesty lemon filling in these delightful pies.
Ingredients:
375.00 ml plain flour
125g butter, chilled, chopped
268.75 gm caster sugar
1egg yolk
5.00 gm iced water
4egg whites
2eggs
83.33 gm pure cream
40.00 gm caster sugar
2 tsp lemon rind
65.63 gm lemon juice
Instructions:
In a food processor, pulse together flour, butter, and 1/4 cup sugar until it resembles fine breadcrumbs. Add egg yolk and iced water, then pulse until the mixture just comes together. Transfer the pastry onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth. Shape into 4 discs, wrap each in plastic, and chill in the fridge for 20 minutes.
Preheat your oven to 200°C/180°C fan-forced. Grease 4 pie tins with a 7.5cm base. Roll out a pastry disc between two sheets of baking paper until 5mm thick and around a 15cm round. Place the pastry in one tin and trim the edges. Repeat with the remaining pastry and tins. Chill in the refrigerator for 20 minutes.
Prepare the pastry cases by lining them with baking paper and filling them with ceramic pie weights or uncooked rice. Bake for 6 to 8 minutes. Remove the baking paper and weights or rice, then bake for an additional 5 to 6 minutes until golden. Allow the pastry cases to cool before reducing the oven temperature to 160°C/140°C fan-forced.
Prepare the Lemon filling by combining eggs, cream, sugar, lemon zest, and lemon juice in a bowl, whisk until well mixed. Pour the filling into pastry cases and bake for 15 minutes or until slightly firm. Let it cool for 15 minutes, then raise the oven temperature to 220°C/200°C fan-forced.
With an electric mixer, whip egg whites until stiff peaks form. Slowly incorporate the rest of the sugar, one tablespoon at a time, while beating continuously until the sugar dissolves and the mixture becomes thick and glossy. Spread the mixture over the filling, then bake for 4 to 5 minutes until the meringue is lightly golden. Remove from tins carefully and serve.