Pies

Lemon Meringue Pie
  • For : 6 servings
  • Time : 1 h 30
  • Difficulty :  medium

For this recipe, you need :

  • 200 g sweet dough
  • Lemon mixture:
  • 3 lemons + zests
  • 3 whole eggs
  • 150 g caster sugar
  • 30 g butter
  • Meringue:
  • 3 egg whites
  • 150 g caster sugar

Technical Stages :

  • Roll out the sweet dough.
  • Ease a greased tart ring.
  • Place a sheet of aluminium foil on the bottom of the dough and pour baking nodules on top.
  • Prebake the tart shell.
  • When finished, or 15 minutes later, remove the sheet from the oven and remove the aluminium foil and the baking nodules.
  • Leave the tart shell to cool.
  • Zest and press the lemons.
  • Gather in a sauce pan lemon juice, zests, sugar and whole eggs.
  • Cook until boiling using a wooden spatula or a whisk to constantly stir. (Be careful not to cook eggs too fast or you may obtain scrambled eggs)
  • At the end, add butter cut into pieces.
  • Pour the lemon preparation into the bottom of the prebaked shell.
  • Leave to form a crust for a few minutes and bake at 130°C for about 15 minutes.
  • When finished, remove from the oven and leave to cool.
  • Beat the egg whites until firm.
  • Add caster sugar and continue to beat on high speed for 5 good minutes.
  • Dress the meringue on the cooled lemon tart using a decorating bag and a large fluted decorating tip.
  • Brown the meringue in a hot oven (under the broiler) or using a torch.
  • Store in the fridge until dessert time.
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