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Apricot Meringue Pie Recipe
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Apricot Meringue Pie Recipe

18 ingredients 3 hr 15 min 1 (9-inch) pie, or 8 to 10 servings openrecipes
Apricot Meringue Pie Recipe

An apricot meringue pie recipe that riffs on lemon meringue pie, with a tangy apricot filling, an almond crust, and a fluffy toasted-meringue topping.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

771
Calories
21g
Protein
24g
Fat
117g
Carbs

Counts 9 of 11 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Apricot 1 medium (35g) 17
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Almond 1 almond (1.2g) 7
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 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

  • 1/4 cup whole, roasted, salted almonds (about 1 1/4 ounces)
  • 1 cup plus 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour , plus more as needed
  • 1/4 teaspoon fine salt
  • 5 tablespoons unsalted butter , chilled and cut into small pieces
  • 1/4 cup shortening , frozen until hard and cut into small pieces
  • 3 tablespoons ice water
  • 1 teaspoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • 1 pound apricots , pitted and cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 3 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice (from about 1 medium lemon)
  • 6 large egg yolks (reserve the whites for the meringue in the very clean bowl of a stand mixer)
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1/4 teaspoon fine salt
  • 1 cup water
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter (1/4 stick), cut into small pieces
  • 6 large egg whites , at room temperature (use the whites leftover from the filling)
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar

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By chow · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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