Lemon Meringue Pie
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- Number of Servings: 8
Ingredients
170 grams sweet short pastry3 eggs1 cup water2 medium lemons (rind and juice)1 cup sugar1 tbsp butter4 Tbsp cornflour1/2 tsp vanilla essence
Bake pastry in pie dish at 200 deg C for 20 minutes.
Filling: In top of double boiler place yolks of 3 eggs, water, lemon juice and rind, sugar, butter and cornflour. Stir all over boiling water until very thick and cook for 2-3 minutes extra. when quite cold, turn into the cooled baked tart shell and top with meringue.
Meringue: Beat egg-whites until stiff then add the castor sugar a little at a time beating well after each addition. Finall, beat in the vanilla. Spread meringue well over to the edges to seal. Cook at 200C for 10-15 minutes or until golden brown.
Number of Servings: 8
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CRUSTYFINCH.
Filling: In top of double boiler place yolks of 3 eggs, water, lemon juice and rind, sugar, butter and cornflour. Stir all over boiling water until very thick and cook for 2-3 minutes extra. when quite cold, turn into the cooled baked tart shell and top with meringue.
Meringue: Beat egg-whites until stiff then add the castor sugar a little at a time beating well after each addition. Finall, beat in the vanilla. Spread meringue well over to the edges to seal. Cook at 200C for 10-15 minutes or until golden brown.
Number of Servings: 8
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CRUSTYFINCH.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 276.2
- Total Fat: 9.8 g
- Cholesterol: 73.9 mg
- Sodium: 36.9 mg
- Total Carbs: 41.9 g
- Dietary Fiber: 1.6 g
- Protein: 3.8 g
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