Mini Lemon Meringue Pies
Mini Lemon Meringue Pies

Hey everyone, it is John, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, mini lemon meringue pies. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Simple, fun, mini lemon meringue pie recipe from scratch that tastes fresh and is great when you want to serve several different mini desserts together. Enter: these mini lemon meringue pies. The best part about these bite-sized desserts is you can make most of this in advance.

Mini Lemon Meringue Pies is one of the most favored of recent trending foods on earth. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions daily. Mini Lemon Meringue Pies is something that I’ve loved my whole life. They are nice and they look fantastic.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have mini lemon meringue pies using 18 ingredients and 26 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Mini Lemon Meringue Pies:
  1. Make ready 3/4 cup butter cold , cubed
  2. Get 2 cups all purpose flour
  3. Make ready 1/4 teaspoon salt
  4. Prepare 1/4 teaspoon sugar granulated
  5. Take 1/3 cup ice water
  6. Make ready 2 cups water
  7. Make ready 1 cup sugar granulated
  8. Get 1/2 cup corn starch
  9. Take 5 numbers egg yolks , beaten
  10. Take 1/4 cup butter
  11. Make ready 3/4 cup lemon juice , fresh squeezed
  12. Get 1 tablespoon lemon zest
  13. Take 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  14. Get 5 numbers egg whites (at room temperature)
  15. Prepare 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
  16. Make ready 1/4 teaspoon salt
  17. Get 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  18. Make ready 3/4 cup sugar granulated

Bite sized, and easy to make - these little pies are are a treat! Lusciously lemony, these Mini Lemon Meringue Pies are bite-sized treats that will tickle your taste buds! They really make preparing these scrumptious little Mini Lemon Meringue Pies so doable before a holiday. My easy lemon meringue pie is lemony, creamy and delicious!

Steps to make Mini Lemon Meringue Pies:
  1. To make the crust, first ensure that all the ingredients are as cold as possible.
  2. Start off by combining the butter, flour, sugar and salt in either a food processor (pulsing) or a large bowl using a pastry cutter (OR you could use your hands).
  3. Process until the mixture resembles coarse meal and starts clumping together.
  4. Sprinkle with the cold water and let rest 30 seconds or so.
  5. Process again in small pulses just until the dough begins to stick together in large clumps and comes away from the sides of the bowl.
  6. Turn onto a lightly floured work surface and bring together to form a log shape (DO NOT KNEAD!).
  7. Divide the log into 6 equal parts, and shape each part into a small disc shape. Lightly flour each disc and wrap in cling.
  8. Chill the discs for at least 20 minutes.
  9. When sufficiently rested, place the discs on a lightly floured work surface (allow the discs to warm slightly to room temp if they are too firm to roll) and roll out to 6 inch in dia.
  10. Line six small tart pans with the dough, trimming away any excess.
  11. Preheat the oven to 350 °F. Line the crusts with foil and place pie weights or dried beans to weigh it down. Bake blind for 20 to 25 minutes.
  12. Carefully remove the weights and foil, and bake again for another 10 to 15 minutes till golden. Cool completely before filling.
  13. To make the filling, bring the water to a boil in a large, heavy saucepan (emphasis on large… coz there's a whole lotta whisking involved!).
  14. Remove from the heat and let stand 5 minutes. While it's resting, whisk together the sugar and corn starch. Add the mixture gradually to the hot water, whisking it till fully dissolved.
  15. Return the saucepan to the heat, and continue whisking it till the mixture reaches a boil. It will be VERY thick.
  16. Add one cup of this hot mixture to the beaten egg yolks (to temper them) and whisk thoroughly (we don't want scrambled eggs!).
  17. Add this yolk mixture back into the saucepan and whisk vigorously (I know, I know… you'll have biceps of steel by the time you're done with this recipe!) till the mixture comes to a boil.
  18. Remove from the heat and stir in butter until incorporated.
  19. Add the lemon juice, zest and vanilla, stirring until combined.
  20. Pour the lemon curd into the prepared crusts while still warm. Cover with cling film (touching the surface of the lemon curd) to prevent any skin from forming, and cool to room temperature.
  21. For the meringues, preheat the oven to 375 °F. Using an electric mixer, beat the egg whites together with the cream of tartar, salt and vanilla extract till soft peaks form.
  22. Add the sugar gradually, beating until it forms stuff, glossy peaks.
  23. Pile the meringue onto the cooled tarts, bringing it all the way to the egg of the tart shell to seal it completely. You can add decorative swirls or peaks.
  24. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, till golden.
  25. Cool on a rack, if desired, and remove from the tart tins before serving.
  26. Best served within 6 hours of preparation so as to avoid the crust going soggy.

Bite sized, and easy to make, these little pies are a delicious lemon treat! Need a quick little recipe to use it up? (I'm still not judging you if you just eat it all with a spoon). While you can make a big pie. A cute mini version of springtime favorite lemon meringue pie! Flaky crust, tart lemon filling, and fluffy meringue, all.

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