Ingredients
- Ingredients for Dough:
- Butter 100g
- Castor Sugar 3 tbsp
- Plain Flour (Sifted) 150g (12 tbsp Approximately)
- Baking Powder 1 tbsp
- Ingredients for Filling:
- Egg Yolks 3
- Castor Sugar 4 tbsp
- Corn Flour 2tbsp
- Milk 2 cups
- Lemon Juice 2tbsp
- Lemon Essence few drops
- Yellow Food Color As Needed
- Ingredients for Meringue:
- Egg Whites 3
- Cream of Tarter 1 pinch
- Castor Sugar 100g (8tbsp aprox.)
Cooking Directions
- To Make Dough:
- In a bowl add 100g butter, 3tbsp castor sugar and 150g plain flour.
- Then add 1 tbsp baking powder in above mixture.
- Mix these ingredients well.
- Prepare its dough with the help of cold water.
- Put the dough in pie plates of 8 inches.
- Place it in the oven (at 180 degrees) to bake for 20 minutes.
- To Make Filling: To prepare the custard, add 3 egg yolks in 2 cups of milk.
- Then add 4 tbsp of castor sugar and 2 tbsp of corn flour in above mixture.
- Cook it in a pan for a while and let it cool.
- Now add 2 tbsp lemon juice and few drops of lemon essence.
- Also add yellow food color in the mixture and mix well.
- To Make Meringue: Beat 3 egg whites and mix 1 pinch of cream of tarter.
- Add 100g of castor sugar and beat them lightly.
- To Assemble: Place the prepared filling on the baked dough.
- Then on top of the filling add the meringue gently.
- Spread it over to all sides.
- Place the pie again in oven for 15 minutes at 180 degrees.
- Let it cool down for a while.
- The pie is ready to serve.
