Lemon meringue pie with pine nut ice cream
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- Dessert
- Medium
- 12
- 3 hours
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There are many classic lemon meringue pie recipes but this is a really intriguing evolution by Simon Haigh. He pairs his lemon meringue pie with an exquisite pine nut ice cream to deliver a remarkably tangy dessert to finish a meal.
Ingredients
Lemon tart
- 540ml of lemon juice
- 540g of caster sugar
- 540g of egg
- 8g of agar agar
- 700g of butter
- 1 20-23cm sweet pastry case
- butter for greasing
Meringue
- 170g of icing sugar
- 160g of egg white
Pine nut ice cream
- 130g of pine nut paste
- 485ml of full-fat milk
- 170ml of cream
- 150g of caster sugar
- 70g of egg yolk
Garnish
- 20g of pine nut paste
- 1 pinch of lemon thyme
- 1 tbsp of pine nuts , toasted
Equipment
- Blow torch
- 23cm loose-bottomed tart tin
Method
1
Begin this lemon meringue pie recipe by making the tart. Start by pre-heating the oven to 160˚C/gas mark 3. Line the base of a cake tin with baking paper and brush the sides with butter. Take the sweet pastry and line the tin, ensuring it has the same thickness throughout, filling any gaps with excess dough. Rest in the refrigerator for 30 minutes
- 1 20-23cm sweet pastry case
- butter for greasing
2
While the pastry is resting, make a start on the lemon tart mix. Mix the sugar, eggs, lemon juice and agar agar into a saucepan, slowly bring to a gentle boil, stirring continuously. When it reaches a boil, remove from the heat and whisk in the butter gradually
- 540g of caster sugar
- 540g of egg
- 540ml of lemon juice
- 8g of agar agar
- 700g of butter
3
Blind bake at 160°C/gas mark 3 for 20 minutes or until golden brown, leave to cool. Once the pastry is cool, pour the curd mix to fill the mould just under the lip of the pastry shell. Leave in the fridge to set
4
Start the ice cream by combining the cream and milk together in a pan. Bring to the boil then take off the heat. Whisk the sugar and yolks until pale. Pour the warm cream mix slowly over the yolks while whisking to combine. Whisk in the pine nut purée and return the mix to the pan
- 485ml of full-fat milk
- 170ml of cream
- 70g of egg yolk
- 130g of pine nut paste
- 150g of caster sugar
5
Place back on a low to medium heat. Bring to 80°C while constantly stirring, being careful not to let the mix catch on the base of the pan. Strain, chill and pour into an ice cream machine and churn until you have reached the desired consistency. Place in the freezer to set
6
Preheat the oven to 150˚C/ gas mark 2
7
For the meringue, whisk the egg whites with a squeeze of lemon juice, until peaks begin to form. Start adding the icing sugar, one spoonful at a time and continue to whisk to form stiff peaks
- 170g of icing sugar
- 160g of egg white
8
Line 2 large baking sheets with non-stick baking parchment. Spoon half the meringue mixture into a piping bag with a small plain nozzle and pipe 30 1-2 cm meringues. With the remaining meringue mixture, use a palette knife and spread the mixture evenly over the second baking sheet to a 2-3 mm thickness. Place both trays into the oven and cook until completely dry and lift of the baking parchment easily. This should take about 45-60 minutes
9
Cut an even rectangle of the pie suitable for one serving. Spoon a small amount of the pine nut paste onto a round plate, spreading across the plate using a palette knife. Break off shards from the meringue and arrange around the purée. Stick the meringue into the pie and place on the edge of the paste
- 20g of pine nut paste
- 1 pinch of lemon thyme
- 1 tbsp of pine nuts
10
To finish the teardrop meringues, using a blow torch carefully caramelize the meringues. Arrange some toasted pine nuts and teardrop meringues around the plate. Finish with a quenelle of the ice cream and sprigs of lemon thyme
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