Lemon pie to chew on

COOK TIME
75 mins

TOTAL TIME
75 mins

Ingredients

Directions

1. 1

   For the dough 240 g flour, icing sugar, 1 pinch of salt, 160 g butter in pieces and 1-2 tablespoons cold water, first with the dough hooks of the mixer, then quickly knead with your hands to a smooth dough.

2. 2

   Shape into a ball, wrap it in foil, cover and chill for about 30 minutes.

3. 3

   Grease a tart mould with a lifting base (approx. 18 cm Ø) and dust with flour. Preheat the oven (electric cooker: 180 °C/circulating air: 160 °C/gas: see manufacturer). Roll out dough to a round shape (approx. 22 cm Ø) on a little flour.

4. 4

   Place in the mould, pressing down one edge. Prick the bottom several times with a fork. Line with baking paper, spread pulses about 1 cm high on top. Pre-bake blind in a hot oven for about 15 minutes to make the base crispy and keep it in shape.

5. 5

   Lift out the paper with the pulses, bake the base at the same temperature for about 10 minutes. Let it cool down.

6. 6

   For the filling, soak gelatine in cold water. Wash and dry organic lemon and grate the rind thinly. Squeeze all lemons. Measure 150 ml juice. Boil up with lemon peel, sugar and butter.

7. 7

   Take it off the stove. Mix eggs and 2-3 tablespoons of sugar-butter mixture, then stir everything in the pot to a soft cream. Squeeze the gelatine and dissolve in the hot cream with a whisk, stirring.

8. 8

   Spread on the pre-baked base. Leave to cool, then cover and chill for at least 4 hours (preferably overnight).

9. 9

   For the meringue, shortly before serving, beat the egg whites and lemon juice with the whisks of the mixer until very stiff, letting the sugar trickle in. Spread the beaten egg whites over the cream like a dome. Use a tablespoon to raise small peaks.

10. 10

    Lightly brown the surface of the beaten egg white using a kitchen gas burner. While doing so, constantly swivel back and forth so that nothing burns. Tip: If you don't have a burner, place the tart under the hot grill of the oven for 3-5 minutes.

11. 11

    But standing next to it - tans in no time!