Lemon Meringue Pie

Enjoy this refreshing tangy dessert hot or cold

Ingredients:

Pastry
225g/8oz Odlums Cream Plain Flour
50g/2oz Icing Sugar
150g/5oz Butter or Margarine (room temperature)
1 Egg Yolk
1 tablespoon Cold Water
Few drops of Lemon Juice

Filling
50g/2oz Cornflour
125g/4oz Caster Sugar
300ml/½pt Water
Rind & Juice of 2 Lemons
2 Egg Yolks

Meringue
3 Egg Whites
Pinch of salt
125g/4oz Caster Sugar

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 200°C/400°F/Gas 6. Lightly grease a 20cm/8″ flan ring or dish.
2. Make pastry: Sieve the flour and icing sugar together. Mix the egg yolk, water and lemon juice together.
3. Place one third of the flour mixture in a bowl, add the butter/margarine and the liquids.
4. Cream with a fork until well blended. Add the remaining flour and sugar mixture and mix to a firm dough.
5. Cover and refrigerate for about 1 hour.
6. Roll out pastry on a little flour and use to line the flan ring or dish.
7. Prick the base well with a fork, then cover with well crumpled tin foil. This prevents the pastry rising during baking!
8. Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes until set, removing the tin foil for the last 5 minutes of baking time.
9. Remove from oven. Reduce oven to 150°C/300°F/Gas 2.
10. Meanwhile make the filling: Place the cornflour and sugar in a saucepan, gradually whisk in the water.
11. Add the lemon rind and bring to the boil stirring until thick and transparent.
12. Remove from heat and stir in the strained lemon juice. Beat in the egg yolks and pour into the flan case.
13. Then make the meringue: Beat the egg whites in a clean dry bowl with a pinch of salt until stiff.
14. Beat in the sugar until glossy. Spoon meringue over filling, sprinkle with a little sugar and bake for 25 minutes until golden brown.

Source: Odlums