How Do You Bake A Lemon Meringue Pie?
Lightly rub 125gram butter into 250gram flour to form a crumble consistency. Bring the pastry together with a little cold water(about 3tbsp). Do not over knead as this will make your pastry tough. Place in the fridge to rest for 30 minutes. Roll out and line the tartlet tins and bake blind in a preheated oven of 200 degrees Celcius for 15-20minutes.Mix a can of Nestle sweetened Condensed milk with 1/2 a cup lemon juice. Beat in 4 egg yolks until mixture thickens slightly and fill pastry cases. Beat 4 egg whites until soft peaks form and slowly add 250 milliliter sugar while continuing to beat until stiff and shiny. Fold in another 125 milliliter sugar and cover each filled tartlet with enough meringue. Bake in a preheated oven at 130 degrees Celcius for 45 minutes until crispy. This recipe uses Nestles sweetened condensed milk but manages to avoid being too cloyingly sweet. The quantities here will fill a 23cm tart tin, or if you want to use small tins, it will make 8 tartlets. Placing
