Lemon Meringue Pie
Ingredients for Base
- 4 ounces Butter
- 6 ounces Flour
- 1 tsp Baking powder
- 3 tbsp Sugar
Ingredients for Filling
- 2 cups Milk
- Yellow color a pinch
- 3 Eggs separated
- 1 tbsp Butter
- 2 tsp Flour heaped
- ¼ tsp Cream of tartar
- 2 tbsp Lemon juice
- 4 tbsp Sugar
Method for Base
- Beat 4 ounces butter and 3 tbsp sugar, add in 6 ounces flour and 1 tsp baking powder, now knead it to dough with chilled water if needed, roll the dough and line a 8 inch pie plate, prick base with fork and bake in a preheated oven of 190 degrees C for 20 minutes, remove and keep aside.
- Beat 3 egg yolks with 4 tbsp sugar, 2 cups milk and 2 tsp heaped flour, put to cook on low flame, string continuously till thick, remove from fire, add 2 tbsp lemon juice, a pinch of yellow color and 1 tbsp butter,
- Pour mixture in the baked pie shell, beat 3 egg whites stiff with ¼ tsp cream of tartar, put meringue in a piping bag and pipe on the filling, bake in a very hot oven 225 degree C for 5 minutes, serve hot or cold.
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