Cheat If time’s limited, use a ready-made pastry case and a packet of lemon pie filling SERVES 8 READY IN 45 MINS PRICE PER SERVING 21p
Make Lemon meringue pie
♦ Preheat the oven to 150C/130C Fan/Gas 2. Put an Asda Chosen by you 8inch Sweet Pastry Case on a baking tray. ♦ Empty 1 sachet Green’s Lemon Pie Filling into a saucepan. Add 280ml water and 1 medium egg yolk and mix together. ♦ Cook over a low heat, stirring continuously, until the mixture boils. Simmer for 1 minute, then pour into the flan case.
♦ Put 2 medium egg whites in a clean bowl and whisk until they form stiff peaks. Gradually whisk in 110g caster sugar, a quarter at a time, whisking until stiff again after each addition. ♦ Spread over the lemon pie filling and form peaks with the back of a spoon. Bake in the oven for 25 minutes until the meringue is crisp on the outside, soft on the inside.
Home-made buttery pastry, a zesty filling and fluffy meringue – a dessert worth waiting for! For the pastry case 200g plain flour, plus extra for rolling out 115g butter, chilled, cut into small cubes 1 level tbsp icing sugar 1 egg yolk For the filling 4 level tbsp cornflour 425g caster sugar Grated zest of 2 unwaxed lemons 150ml freshly squeezed lemon juice (from 2-3 lemons) 4 large eggs, separated 1 Preheat the oven to 200C/ 180C Fan/Gas 6. Sift the flour into a bowl with a small pinch of salt. Rub in the butter until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs. Stir in the icing sugar. Mix the yolk with 2tbsp very cold water. Add to the flour mixture and mix with a round-bladed knife to make
a stiff dough. You may need a few drops more water. 2 Roll the dough out on a lightly floured surface and use to line a 23cm flan tin. Chill for 30 minutes. 3 Prick the pastry base with a fork, then line with a piece of baking paper. Weigh the paper down with uncooked rice. Bake for 10 minutes. Remove the paper and rice, then return to the oven and cook for another 5 minutes. 3 Reduce the oven to 180C/ 160C Fan/Gas 4. To make the filling, put the cornflour and 225g of the caster sugar in a small pan. Gradually stir in 250ml water until the mixture is smooth. Heat to a gentle boil, stirring with a wooden spoon, until the mixture thickens. Remove from the heat and stir in the lemon zest and juice. 4 Put the egg yolks in a bowl and stir to break them up. Pour in the cornflour mixture in
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Asda Chosen by you 8inch Sweet Pastry Case, 90p (195g; 46p/100g); Green’s Lemon Pie Filling, 54p for 2-pack (2 x 70g; 38.6p/100g)
a thin stream, stirring all the time. Pour into the flan case and bake for 15 minutes. 5 Whisk the egg whites in a clean bowl until they form stiff peaks. Gradually whisk in the remaining sugar, a tablespoon at a time, whisking after each addition. This is best done with an electric mixer. 6 Pile the meringue on top of the filling, making sure it covers completely with no gaps at the side. Form into peaks with the back of a spoon. Bake for 15 minutes until the meringue is lightly browned and crisp on top, but soft inside. MED
HIGH
CALORIES
SUGAR
FAT
SAT FAT
SALT
487 24%
53.9g 60%
HIGH
16.7g 24%
8.8g 44%
0.4g 7%
LOW
BASED ON GUIDELINE DAILY AMOUNT PER SERVING
Buy No time? Bake this gorgeous pie, with zesty filling and crisp meringue, from frozen and serve up in 25-30 minutes. SERVES 6 PRICE PER SERVING 28p
Asda Chosen by you Lemon Meringue Pie (frozen), £1.70 (475g; 35.6p/100g)
RECIPES: GLYNIS MCGUINNESS. PHOTOGRAPHS: DAN JONES. STYLING: JENNY IGGLEDEN. FOOD STYLING: VICKI SMALLWOOD
SERVES 8 READY IN 1HR 30 MINS PRICE PER SERVING 42p