Lemon Meringue Pie

Ingredients

    200g digestive biscuits
    100g Butter
    75g cornflour
    220g caster sugar
    125ml lemon juice
    310ml water
    2 teaspoons lemon zest
    60g butter
    3 eggs separated
    110g caster sugar

Method

    Preheat oven to 180°C
    Using a food processer, crush the biscuits until like the texture of sand, then add 100g melted butter and blend until combined
    Press biscuit mixture at the base of a 10in pie tray and place in oven for 10 minutes, then let cool completely
    Combine cornflour, sugar, juice and water in a saucepan on low heat until it thickens
    Remove from heat and stir lemon zest, butter and egg yolks
    Pour mixture into pan, on top of the base and put in fridge to cool
    Beat egg whites to stiff peaks, the slowly add sugar until it has disolved in the egg whites
    Place meringue mixture on top of the pie and use a blow torch to toast the meringue

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