Name: Yummy Lemon Meringue Pie recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups plain flour; 2 tbs icing sugar; 125 g butter chilled chopped; 3 tbs cold water; 1/4 cup cornflour; 1/4 cup plain flour; 1 cup caster sugar; 3/4 cup fresh lemon juice; 3 tsp lemon rind; 40 g butter chopped; 6 egg yolks; 1 1/2 cups water; 6 egg whites; 1 1/2 cups caster sugar; 1/4 tsp cornflour

by mummo Last updated on 03/04/2022

A sweet, lemony dessert with a sweet pastry base and meringue top. - mummo

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups plain flour
2 tbs icing sugar
125 g butter chilled chopped
3 tbs cold water

Filling

1/4 cup cornflour
1/4 cup plain flour
1 cup caster sugar
3/4 cup fresh lemon juice
3 tsp lemon rind
40 g butter chopped
6 egg yolks
1 1/2 cups water

Meringue

6 egg whites
1 1/2 cups caster sugar
1/4 tsp cornflour

Method

Step 1

Base: Sift icing sugar and flour and rub in butter. Add cold water and knead to a firm dough.
Step 2

Line a pie dish with greaseproof paper.
Step 3

On a lightly floured surface or grease proof paper, roll dough out.
Step 4

Place pastry into dish and refrigerate for 20 minutes.
Step 5

Blind bake the pastry for about 10 minutes at 180C. Remove paper and beans and bake for another 6 minutes.
Step 6

Filling: Place flours and sugar in a pan and whisk in lemon juice, rind and water.
Step 7

Cook over medium heat until mix boils and thickens. Reduce heat and cook for a further minute.
Step 8

Whisk in butter and egg yolks, one at a time.
Step 9

Pour into a bowl, place glad wrap over surface of mixture and allow to cool.
Step 10

Place filling on top of pastry base.
Step 11

Meringue: Beat egg whites until soft peaks form, add caster sugar and beat until glossy.
Step 12

Add cornflour and beat until firm peaks form.
Step 13

Place mixture on top of lemon filling and bake for 5–10 minutes.

Recipe Notes

from Australia’s Best Recipes team

Works best if you let the lemon filling cool completely. You may need to bake the pie for a few minutes first before you put the meringue topping on, just to help lemon filling set.