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Lemon (or Lime) Meringue Pie
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Lemon (or Lime) Meringue Pie

20 ingredients 10 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

719
Calories
20g
Protein
18g
Fat
116g
Carbs

Counts 8 of 11 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Lime juice of 1 lime (44ml) 11
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Pie not in our table 0
Water not in our table 0
Meringue not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • Crust
  • 250 gr flour
  • 1 tsp. baking powder
  • 60-80 gr sugar ( 1/4 cup)
  • 1 teasp vanilla
  • skin of one lemon - grated ( or a little lemon extract )
  • salt - a pinch
  • 1 egg
  • 80-100 grammes butter
  • Pie
  • 3 tablsps custard powder and 1 tablesp. cornstarch
  • 1/2 pint of water ( 2 cups)
  • 2 oz margarine ( 2 tablesps)
  • 3-4 oz sugar ( 1/2 cup)
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 2 lemons or large limes, squeezed for juice
  • Meringue
  • 2 egg whites
  • 2 oz sugar
  • a little vanilla essence or lime juice to get rid of the "fresh" taste

Directions

1

Mix all ingredients, line a springform or pie pan and bake for 10 mins, take out of oven, then increase oven temp. to 275 degrees

2

Prepare Pie crust

3

Prepare filling:

4

Blend cornstarch and custard powder with cold water and put in a sauce pan

5

Cook gently until thickened, take off fire and add margarine, sugar, egg yolks and finely grated rinds

6

Add lemon ( or lime) juice and pour into prepared pie crust

7

whisk egg whites stiffly with a little vanilla essence or lemon juice and fold in nearly all the sugar, pile on top of the lemon filling, make peaks with back of tablespoon and sprinkle with remaining sugar

8

Bake at 275 degrees. When meringue feels firm to the touch, take out of oven( about 30 mins or more).

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Category:Trinidadian Recipes

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Category:Trinidadian Desserts

Recipe sourced from fandom

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