Lemon Meringue Pie Recipe

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Lemon Meringue Pie
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Ingredients
18
Count
Nutrition
990
Calories
Total time
45
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 2 cups plain flour
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 tbsp icing sugar
  • 185 g butter
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 -2 tbsp water
  • 4 tbsp plain flour
  • 4 tbsp cornflour
  • 3/4 cup lemon juice
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 1/4 cups water
  • 90 g butter
  • 2 tbsp water
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 3/4 cup caster sugar

Directions:

  1. Sift flour, salt and icing sugar into basin; chop butter roughly, add to dry ingredients, rub in until mixture resembles coarse breadcrumbs.
  2. Add lemon juice and enough water to mix to firm dough. refridgerate 30 minutes.
  3. Roll pastry on lightly floured surface to fit a 23cm (9inch) pie plate. use rolling pin to lift pastry on to pie plate.
  4. Trim and decorate edges.
  5. Prick base and sides of pastry with fork, bake in moderately hot oven 10-15 minutes or until lightly browned. allow to cool.
  6. Combine sifted flours, lemon rind, lemon juice and sugar in saucepan. add water, belnd until smooth, stir over heat until mixture boils and thickens; this is important the mixture must boil.
  7. Reduce heat, stir in butter and lightly beaten egg yolks, stir until butter has melted; cool.
  8. Spread lemon filling evenly into pastry case.
  9. Combine egg whites, water and salt in a small bowl of electric mixer, beat on high speed until soft peaks form, gradually add sugar, beat well until sugar has disolved.
  10. Spoon on top of lemon filling, spreading meringue to edges of pie to seal; peak meringue decoratively with knife.
  11. Bake in moderate oven 5-10 minutes or until lightly browned.
  12. Cool, then refridgerate.
  13. Book recomends to use a knife dipped in warm water to cut the pie, this ensures the merinuge cuts cleanly.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 990.07 Kcal (4145 kJ)
Calories from fat 467.45 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 51.94g 80%
Cholesterol 211.29mg 70%
Sodium 1378.41mg 57%
Potassium 237.24mg 5%
Total Carbs 119.65g 40%
Sugars 51.44g 206%
Dietary Fiber 6.28g 25%
Protein 14.27g 29%
Vitamin C 13mg 22%
Vitamin A 0.5mg 15%
Iron 4.3mg 24%
Calcium 204.8mg 20%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 290.7 Kcal (1217 kJ)
Calories from fat 137.25 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 15.25g 80%
Cholesterol 62.04mg 70%
Sodium 404.72mg 57%
Potassium 69.66mg 5%
Total Carbs 35.13g 40%
Sugars 15.1g 206%
Dietary Fiber 1.84g 25%
Protein 4.19g 29%
Vitamin C 3.8mg 22%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 15%
Iron 1.3mg 24%
Calcium 60.1mg 20%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 23.3
    Points
  • 27
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar

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