J’ai essayé cette recette de tarte au citron pour un dîner, je l’ai faite 4 fois depuis, tellement elle est délicieuse

During the month of January, I wanted to take advantage of this fabulous seasonal fruit : lemon. And to take advantage of it, what could be better than a meringue lemon pie? The advantage with lemon is that we can also find it all year round in our supermarkets and on the markets. And since then, I haven’t stopped! But why deprive it?

The ingredients you need for this recipe

To make a delicious lemon meringue pie for about Six people, You need the following ingredients:

• 1 shortbread (we strongly advise you to make it homemade with this recipe)
• 4 medium -sized yellow lemons
• 150 g of caster sugar
• 1 tablespoon of cornstarch
• 3 eggs
• 1 half teaspoon of baking powder
• 100 g icing sugar
• 2 egg whites

The steps to prepare this citrus delight

To start, spread your shortcrust pastry in a mold, approximately 25 centimeters in diameter. Cover with a sheet of parchment paper and then dry beans. Cook it white during a Twenty minutes at 180 ° C. When the dough is cooked, take it out of the oven to reserve it, remove the beans and then lower the temperature 120/150 °C.

It’s now time to prepare the lemon cream. Wash the lemons Then collect the zest of two lemons. Add the zest and the four lemons juice to a saucepan with the caster sugar and the cornstarch. Heat over low heat while stirring with a whisk or a fork.

When the mixture is warmgo on a high heat and keep stirring. The texture of your mixture will eventually thicken. At that time, add the eggs. Mix again then remove fire.

Pour the mixture into the bottom of the pie then Let cool. Meanwhile, prepare the meringue. Pour the whites into a bowl with a pinch of salt and mount them in very firm snow. Once they are quite solid, add the icing sugar and the yeast.

Continue to whisk to find a texture Quite firm, Then cover the cooled lemon cream with the meringue. Bake the pie for ten minutes. The meringue must be golden. Enjoy your food !

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