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Hi all, Welcome back to my blog, sweet Sunday!I took a little time away and I’m so excited to be back! iv lots of great recipes to share with you.I will be back with weekly recipes from now on.I really hope you enjoy this one and give it a try.

 

This week I baked a lemon meringue pie, this is a pie I feel people tend to avoid making, it can be tricky to get everything to set right with this pie it’s really all about timing.This is my go-to lemon meringue recipe, it always worked out perfect, it’s not too complicated either so give it a go.

All you need is:

Base:  

• 1 Cup plain flour
• 75g margarine
• 1tsp caster sugar
• cold

Filling:

• 1 tin sweetened condensed milk
• 3 egg yolks
• Finely grated rind & juice of 2 lemons

Topping:

• 3 egg whites
• pinch of salt
• 175g caster sugar

Preheat your oven to 190℃ and lightly grease your pie dish (9″)

Firstly make the pastry, chop the margarine into little squares and rub into the flour, stir in the sugar and add water to the mixture till it resembles soft dough. Lightly knead the dough on a floured surface. 

Roll out the pastry and use to line your prepared tin.Prick well with a fork.Cover the pastry with tin foil before placing in the oven to prevent the pastry from rising during baking.

Bake for 15 minutes then remove foil and bake for a further 5 minutes.

Remove from oven and allow to cool.

Put the egg whites and salt in a bowl and beat till mixture is dry looking like cotton wool.

(It’s important to take your time with this part and make sure to get the consistency right.)

Then gradually beat in the caster sugar till mixture is thick and shiny.

Next, pour the condensed milk into a bowl, beat in the egg yolks, lemon rind, and lemon juice.

Pour the lemon mixture into the pastry case, drop spoonfuls of the meringue on to the lemon filling in blobs then swirl with the back of a spoon.

Place in the oven and bake for 15 minutes till meringue is golden brown.Set aside for around 40 minutes to allow the filling to set before serving warm.

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