Old Fashioned Lemon Meringue Pie |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 0 Minutes Servings: 8 |
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There are 3 ways to make this with the following fillings. all are equally delicious. As this is a very old recipe I do not have the metric measurements. I will convert them eventually. Ingredients:
line a flan dish with shortcrust pastry and bake blind then fill with one of the following fillings |
traditional |
3 oz corn flour |
4 large lemons |
1 pint boiling water |
6oz caster sugar |
4 egg yolks |
knob of butter |
farmhouse lemon curd |
5oz butter |
12oz caster sugar |
3 1/2 lemons juice and rind |
3 beaten eggs + 2 yolks |
meringue |
4 egg whites |
7 oz caster sugar |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven 150c gas 2
2. TRADITIONAL
3. Mix together in a bowl cornflour grated rind and juice of the lemons
4. Pour the boiling water onto the mixture, return to the pan and stir over heat for about 2-3 minutes until thick
5. remove from heat, beat in the caster sugar the 4 egg yolks and the knob of butter
6. Cool
7. Cover with meringue topping
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9. FARMHOUSE LEMON CURD
10. Melt the butter, 12oz of sugar juice and lemon grated rind in the top of a double saucepan over boiling water
11. Add the beaten eggs +2 yolks
12. Stir until thick
13. Cool
14. Cover with meringue topping
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16. MERINGUE TOPPING
17. Whisk the 4 egg whites until stiff add 7oz of sugar gradually whisk again for a short while until the meringue mix is stiff
18. Spoon or pipe over the lemon filling
19. Cook for 20 minutes until pale beige
20. For an original version, mix 1/2pint of double whipped cream with the lemon curd, and decorate with a border of tiny cooked meringues
21. ENJOY!!!
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