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Ingredients
Pastry:
250g (8oz) plain flour
25g (1oz) icing sugar
125g (4oz) butter
1 egg yolk
30ml (2tbsp) water
Filling:
90g (3oz) cornflour
600 ml (1pt) water
4 lemons, juice and grated rind of
175g (6oz) sugar
4 egg yolks
Meringue:
225g (8oz) caster sugar
5 egg whites
Serves 6
Dish: 25 cm (10") flan dish
Oven Accessory: wire shelf in lower position
then no accessory then wire shelf in lower
position
Preheat oven on CONVECTION 210°C. Rub butter into
the flour until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs
and stir in sugar. Add egg and enough water so that
when the mixture is kneaded lightly for a few seconds a
firm, smooth dough is formed. Line the flan dish with the
pastry, prick the base with a fork and chill for 15 mins. in
the fridge. Place flan on wire shelf and bake blind on
CONVECTION 210°C for 15 mins. with baking beans.
Remove baking beans and lining after 10 mins. Leave to
cool. Place cornflour, water and lemon juice and rind in
a jug. Place on base of oven and heat on HIGH
MICROWAVE for 2 mins. Stir and cook on HIGH
MICROWAVE for 2 mins. or until smooth, glossy and
thickened. Add sugar. Cool slightly. Add egg yolks. Mix
well. Pour into pastry case. Preheat oven on
CONVECTION 150°C. Whisk egg whites stiffly. Add
sugar gradually - whisking after each addition. Pile
meringue onto lemon filling. Place flan on shelf and cook
on CONVECTION 150°C for 35-40 mins. or until lightly
browned. Turn pie around half way.
Lemon Meringue Pie
6
Ingredients
1 ready made shortcrust pastry
circle
450ml (3/4pint) milk
1tsp vanilla extract
4 eggs
50g caster sugar
Serves 6
Dish: 22.5cm (9”) ceramic flan dish
Oven accessory: Wire shelf on lower level
Line a lightly greased flan dish with the pastry. Prick
pastry with a fork and chill for 15mins. Bake blind for 10
mins on CONVECTION:180°C on the wire shelf. Remove
baking beans and continue cooking for a further 10 mins.
Remove the wire shelf. Mix the milk and vanilla and heat
on HIGH MICROWAVE for 3mins. Mix together eggs and
sugar. Gradually add the milk to the egg mixture and stir
well. Strain the egg mixture into the flan case and
sprinkle with nutmeg. Put the wire shelf into the oven on
the lower level. Cook on COMBINATION: 180°C +
WARM MICROWAVE for 15-20 mins or until set.
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