Lemon Meringue Pie

A great use for all your lemons!

This is not the simplest dessert to make but worth the effort. Start by making the lemon curd for the pie filling. I generally do this the day prior and leave in the fridge overnight, eating spoonfuls to just make sure it tastes ok !

The second step is to make the pie pastry and blind bake it. The key to good pastry is to make sure everything is cool.

Once the pie crust is baked, pour the lemon curd in and even it out then set aside and make the meringue. Spread all over the pie filling and bake until meringue is golden. Let cool for several hours then enjoy! The cool time is important as it gives the filling time to set so it won’t run everywhere!

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Remember the key to a good pastry is to work quickly with chilled butter and milk ; that’s what gives you a nice flaky crust.

Lemon Slice Recipe

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Cream Cheese Frosting

My favourite frosting – great with carrot cake or add cocoa and spread it on your classic chocolate cake

Cream Cheese Frosting

A great frosting – I always use Philly Cream cheese as I prefer it's tang

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Course Dessert

Ingredients

  

• 500 grams Philly Cream Cheese
• 3 tsp vanilla
• 3½-4 cups icing sugar

Instructions

 

• In a large mixing bowl beat cream cheese and vanilla on medium speed until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in icing sugar to reach desired spreading consistency.
• It's ready to use to frost your cake.

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