LEMON MERINGUE PIE

Lemon Meringue Pie is a biscuit based pie with a sweet & sour filling and a gorgeous meringue topping… Try this easy free Lemon Meringue Pie Recipe to tantalize your taste buds! The sweet & sour flavours of the condensed milk and lemon juice compliment each other and create the most amazing pie!


Ingredients


Crust: 
1 packet tennis biscuit, crushed
90g margarine, melted


Filling:
1 can condensed milk
100ml lemon juice
3 large egg yolks


Topping:
3 large egg whites
4 Tblsp sugar


Method


Crust:
  • Mix the melted margarine with the crushed Tennis biscuits.
  • Line your tart dish with the margarine and Tennis biscuit mixture to form a crust.
Tart filling:
  • In a mixing bowl add the condensed milk, egg yolks and lemon juice and mix well.
  • Pour the filling into crust-lined tart dish.
Topping:
  • Preheat the oven to 140°C.
  • Add 1 tablespoon of sugar to the egg whites and start beating with an electric beater on high for 1 minute.
  • Add another tablespoon of sugar to the egg whites and continue beating for 1 minute again.
  • Add 1 another tablespoon of sugar to the egg whites and beat for a further 1 minute on high.
  • Finally add the last tablespoon of sugar and beat until egg whites are stiff.
  • Place the stiff egg whites over the condensed milk & lemon juice filling to cover the tart dish.
  • Place in preheated oven and bake for about 15 minutes or until the egg whites have turned a golden colour.
  • Remove from oven and allow to cool, once cool refrigerate for an hour before serving.
Serves 8

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