Serves: 12, Calories: 326

Ingredients

Pastry:

• 175g plain flour
• 100g cold butter, cubed
• 1 round tbsp (30g) icing sugar
• 1 egg yolk
• 1-2 tbsp cold water

Lemon Curd:

• 2 ½ level tbsp (50g) cornflour
• 100g caster sugar
• Zest of 3 lemons, finely grated
• Juice of 3 lemons
• Juice of 1 orange + water to 200ml
• 85g butter, cubed
• 1 egg, lightly beaten with yolks below
• 3 egg yolks

Meringue:

• 4 egg whites
• 200g caster sugar
• 2 tsp cornflour

Method

1. Preheat oven to 180°C Fan/Gas Mark 6.
2. Select either x1 9" pie dish, or x2 7" sandwich tins.
3. Pastry: In large mixing bowl; Rub butter, icing sugar and flour to breadcrumbs. Add yolk and water, cut in with knife. Ball together. Flatten into disk (or x2 if using 7" sandwich tins).
4. Wrap in plastic, chill for 30 mins minimum.
5. Roll pastry to 3mm. Lay in 9" pie dish (or x2 7" sandwich tins if rolled to 3mm). Trim. Prick base all over with fork. Line with foil.
6. Blind bake base for 15 mins. Remove foil. Bake for 5-8 mins more.
7. Lower oven temp to 110°C Fan.
8. Curd: In medium saucepan; Mix cornflour, sugar, zest and juices. Heat and stir until bubbling, thick and globs from spoon.
9. Turn off heat. Add butter. Stir until melted.
10. Stir in beaten eggs and yolks. Return to heat and stir until bubbling, thick and globs from spoon.
11. Fill cooked pastry base (divide by x2 if using 7" sandwich tins).
12. Meringue: In large Pyrex bowl; Whisk egg whites to soft peaks.
13. Gradually add half the sugar, whisking between additions. Add cornflour half-way with sugar. Gradually add rest of sugar, whisking between additions.
14. Cover curd in dish (or both tins). Swirl with spoon to add peaks.
15. Bake for 15 mins, turn, bake for 15 mins more until crisp and very lightly golden.
16. Remove, cover with foil. Bake for 20 mins.
17. Turn oven to 50°C Fan, bake for further 20 mins.
18. Turn heat off but leave in oven for 3 hrs.
19. Remove from oven. Chill.
20. Keeps for 3 days in fridge.

Calories = 3915

• 3915 / 8 slices = 489
• 3915 / 10 slices = 391
• 3915 / 12 slices = 326

Modified from Ultimate Lemon Meringue Pie.