SASKO bake mix lemon meringue pie

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Published Sep 6, 2017

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Ingredients

1 x packets SASKO cookie mix 

 

Lemon Curd Ingredients:

 

2 eggs

2 egg yolks

165 g caster sugar

80 g butter

Juice and zest of 2 lemons

 

Swiss meringue ingredients

170 g egg white

225 g caster sugar

¼ tsp cream of tartar

5 ml vanilla essence

Lemon Curd Method

Whisk eggs, egg yolks and sugar together in a small pot.

Add butter, zest and juice and place on a low heat.

Mix continuously on low heat until mixture starts to thicken.

Once thick remove from pot and pass through a sieve to remove all zest.

Cover with cling film and place in fridge to cool.

Swiss meringue method

Full a medium saucepan, once a quarter full with water. 

Set the saucepan over a medium heat, and bring water to the boil.

Combine egg whites, sugar and cream of tartar in a heatproof bowl of electric mixer and place over saucepan.

Whisk constantly until sugar is dissolved and whites are warm to the touch, 3 to 31/2 minutes. 

Test by rubbing between your fingers.

Transfer bowl to electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. 

Start on a low speed and gradually increase to high until stiff, glossy peaks are formed, about 10 minutes.

Add vanilla and mix until combined. Use meringue immediately.

Cookie method

Make cookie mix as per packet instructions.

 

Roll out cookie mixture until 2mm think. Refrigerate until cold. Cut in round disk approx. 6cm in diameter.

Line a mini muffin silicon tray with the cookie pastry disks.

Line with silicon paper and blind baking beans. Bake until golden brown and crisp, allow to cool.

To assemble

Pip the lemon curd into the cookie cup, pip on the Swiss meringue and blow touch to finish 

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