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[fluffyknickers]

Hello all,

 

Money is tight at the moment so I thought for my husband's birthday and Fathers Day I would make him his favourite foods.

 

He loves Apple pies and Lemon Meringue pies so wondered if you lovely lot had any tried and tested recipes for me please.

 

Thank you so much

michelle

[Mrs Frugal]

I have a nice lemon meringue pie recipe which works a treat and is easy peasy. It is extremely tried and tested here as we all love it!

 

Lemon Meringue Pie

 

175g shortcrust pastry or a bought shortcrust flan case

 

Filling:

 

40g cornflour

125g caster sugar

2 lemons

Water

15g butter

2 egg yolks

 

Topping:

 

2 egg whites

125g caster sugar

1/2 tsp cornflour

A little extra caster sugar for sifting over

 

1. Line a 20cm flan ring with the pastry and bake blind (if you don't know how to, shout!)

2. Filling: in a pan combine cornflour, sugar, grated lemon rind and lemon juice made up to 300ml with water.

3. Bring to the boil, stirring. Cook for 2 minutes.

4. Remove from the heat, beat in butter and then the egg yolks

5. Pour into hot or cold flan case.

6. Topping: whisk egg whites stiffly. Whisk in 50g of the caster sugar until firm and shiny.

7. Sift the remaining 50g caster sugar with the cornflour and fold into the beaten egg whites.

8. Spread meringue on top of the filling in the flan case, making sure that it reaches the pastry all the way round and seals in the lemon filling.

9. Sift on a little caster sugar.

10. Bake in a slow oven at 140/150C for 25 to 30 minutes until set and just golden.