Lemon meringue is an exquisite and very airy delicacy of French cuisine that will not leave anyone indifferent. It is prepared fairly simply, but the result and divinely delicate taste will be remembered for a long time! Let's consider with you the recipe for this wonderful dish - lemon meringue.
Lemon cake with meringue
Ingredients:
For the test:
- flour of 1 st .;
- butter - 100 g;
- egg - 1 piece;
- sugar - 1 tbsp. a spoon;
- soda - 0,5 tsp.
For filling:
- lemon - 2 pieces;
- egg - 2 pieces;
- water - 4 tbsp. spoons;
- sugar - 3 tbsp. spoons;
- starch - 1.5 tbsp. spoons.
For merengue:
- egg - 3 pieces;
- sugar - 1 tbsp.
Preparation
So, let's prepare the dough first. To do this, butter well whisked with a mixer with sugar, then add the egg yolk and continue to beat until a lush and thick foam. The flour is mixed with soda and gradually introduced into the sugar-and-oil mass. We mix dense, not sticking to the hands, dough.
Then roll it on a table, sprinkled with flour, into a thin round layer. The form for baking is covered with parchment paper and we put the prepared dough there. If you want the cake to end up looking more like a share, then make small sidebars. Next, put the workpiece in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes. When the dough cools, make punctures in it with a fork and put it in a preheated oven for 180 ° C for 15 minutes.
This time we are preparing the lemon filling for the pie with meringue. To do this, with lemons we cut the zest, and from the pulp we squeeze the juice. Zest and lemon juice are mixed with starch and pour a little water, stir well. Then put on the stove, bring the mixture to a boil and cook over a low heat for about 3 minutes, until thick.
Put the cake in the oven and bake at 160 ° C for another 15 minutes. Well, that's all, a delicious, tasty and delicious treat with a delicate lemon flavor is ready! And what we got, a pie, a tart or maybe a lemon share with a merengue, it's up to you!