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Afternoon tea

Lemon butter meringue pie

20 minutes

Lemon butter meringue pie

Serves 18

Difficulty Easy

Prep Time 1 hour, plus overnight setting time

Cooking Time 20 minutes

Ingredients

For the crust:

2 x 200 g packets Tennis biscuits, crushed
315 g butter, melted

For the filling:

1 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
6 large free-range eggs
2 large free-range egg yolks
300 g sugar
460 g cubed butter, at room temperature

For the meringue topping:

4 large free-range egg whites
220 g caster sugar

Method

1. Spray 3 baking tins (12 cm, 16 cm and 18 cm) with nonstick cooking spray and line with baking paper.

2. Mix the Tennis biscuits with the butter and divide between the tins. Press the biscuit into the edges and bases of the tins and chill overnight.

3. To make the filling, place the lemon juice, eggs, egg yolks and sugar into a heavy-based pan over a medium-low heat. Cook, whisking continuously, for 15–20 minutes, making sure the mixture doesn’t stick. It’s ready when it coats the back of a spoon.

4. Remove from the heat and pour into the bowl of a food processor or stand mixer. Allow to cool for 3–5 minutes, then start whisking, adding the butter, one cube at a time. Once fully incorporated, pour into the tins. Chill overnight.

5. To make the meringue, beat the egg whites until stiff, adding the sugar 1 T at a time, until glossy. Spoon over the pies.

Cook's note: The filling is best when set overnight. Simply whip up a glorious batch of silky meringue before serving.

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Photograph: Jan Ras
Production: Abigail Donnelly and Hannah Lewry
Food assistant: Josh van Zyl and Tahila Pillay

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