Name: Lemon Meringue Pie
Prep time: 90 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 125 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 2 egg; 3 tbs sugar; 1 pinch salt; 75 g butter melted; 1 1/2 cup plain flour; 1 tsp baking powder; 6 egg yolks; 395 g sweetened condensed milk; 3/4 cup lemon juice; 1 tbs lemon rind; 6 egg whites; 1 cup sugar

by hothomebaker Last updated on 07/09/2019

When a recipe is this good you've got to share it - pastry base, sweet lemon filling with a light meringue topping. - hothomebaker

Ingredients

2 egg
3 tbs sugar
1 pinch salt
75 g butter melted
1 1/2 cup plain flour
1 tsp baking powder

Filling

6 egg yolks
395 g sweetened condensed milk
3/4 cup lemon juice
1 tbs lemon rind

Meringue topping

6 egg whites
1 cup sugar

Method

Step 1

Preheat oven to 140C.
Step 2

To make the base, beat eggs, add sugar, salt and melted butter and mix.
Step 3

Combine flour and baking powder, beat to form a dough then press into a pie tin.
Step 4

Bake in for 5 minutes while preparing the filling.
Step 5

To make the filling, beat all ingredients together, pour over base.
Step 6

For the meringue topping, beat egg whites, gradually adding sugar until stiff peaks form, for 5-10 minutes.
Step 7

Pipe or spread meringue over the filling.
Step 8

Bake for 25-30 minutes.
Step 9

Turn the oven off leaving pie in the warm oven for approximately 1 hour.