by Graham | Mar 16, 2008 | Custard, Desserts, Festive, Pies | 62 comments
Lemon Meringue pie
This lemon meringue pie recipe is a great old recipe from a school recipe book! Never fails and well worth it. I am all about easy recipes and lemon meringue pie made this way is both easy and delicious and will even impress your mother in law!
Lemon meringue pies have been known to make me susceptible to all sorts of persuasion, so if you need to persuade someone to do something for you, it’s quite simple make them a lemon meringue pie! 🙂
What you need
¾ packet tennis biscuits
75 mls melted butter
1 tin of condensed milk
Zest of 2 lemons
100 ml lemon juice
4 egg yolks
2 egg whites
75 ml castor sugar
The process
Crush the biscuits, melt the butter in a mixing jug in the microwave (just makes it a little quicker and less messy)
Add the biscuit crumbs to the butter and mix well.
Line the bottom of the pie dish with the biscuit crumbs and chill in the fridge.
Mix the condensed milk, juice and rind of lemon and egg yolks together and pour onto the pie shell.
Beat the egg whites until stiff add the castor sugar slowly and mix and when thick and full spread on top of the filling.
Bake for 20-30 mins at 160C until meringue is light brown.
Don’t wait until its cool, leave it for a few minutes if you can and dig in, Its really great.
For something really simple and special as a cold dessert try the easy lemon flan recipe. It’s from a famous Johannesburg restaurant and takes just 15 minutes to make.
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Lolitaon May 21, 2012 at 2:16 pm
Good day “G”
I’ve just discovered you and your site today looking for a Fudge Recipe and would really like to know if you by any chance a a Cook Book out in stores?? I don’t always have access to internet with the type of work I’m in (involves a lot of travelling) while I like trying new things in the kitchen for my Tot & Husband whenever I can. Your recipes are great with what I’ve seen so far and for sure you’ve gained yourself a new fan….BUT IS THERE A BOOK OUT THERE or are you just on line??
Happy Regards to you!!
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Grahamon May 21, 2012 at 5:04 pm
Hi again, I am only online but could do one in the future. Learned how to cook after I discovered how expensive feeding 4 kids and their mates is on weekends in restaurants and started out finding great recipes that were easy and delicious. I’m happy to say that all 4 kids love cooking as much as I do now and it is always a treat to have the whole crew in the kitchen.. 🙂 Happy days G
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Lolitaon May 23, 2012 at 10:41 pm
Thanx!! And indeed, worst of all nowadays, food and eating out is expensive… Your story further inspires me that there is hope afterall!! Thanx for sharing. And all the best with the book should you decide to put it togetheR!
sIGNED:
“hAPPY mOM”Reply
Mandy Con May 14, 2012 at 1:33 pm
Hi Graham
I made this on Saturday night what a huge success. Thanx so much – I love all your recipes.
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Grahamon May 14, 2012 at 2:46 pm
Great stuff Mandy, plenty more to come, have a fabulous day 🙂
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Elizabethon January 16, 2012 at 9:19 am
Hi, thanks for delicious recipe. I love cooking new thing it has been a good experience cooking yor recipe. I love lemon flan, it made it on December!!! My visitor loved it as well thank to you!!!
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britt fulleron January 13, 2012 at 5:30 pm
Hi G, Thanks for simple, use friendly recipe!! I am going to teach 10 Zimbabwean cooks how to make your Lemon Meringue pie, wish me luck!!
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Grahamon January 14, 2012 at 7:02 am
Good luck Britt, that has the makings of a great tea party for sure.. G
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Craigon November 15, 2011 at 4:39 pm
I am a widower who had to learn to cook which was really hard. Some Thai & Chinese is nice, but I really wish someone to send me some nice steak & kidney pie.
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Grahamon November 15, 2011 at 11:55 pm
Hi Craig, sorry to hear that bud, my story is similar, got divorced, 4 kids and no one to cook… has been quite an adventure. I don’t have a steak and kidney pie but here is a great steak pie recipe that with about 1/3 kidneys (they need a bit of cleaning so chat to your butcher about that) will work perfectly. Happy days G
https://cookbook.co.za/meat-recipes/beef-recipes/steak-pie/Reply
Terryon November 9, 2011 at 9:50 am
Hi Graham, I have been searhing your site for a good Christmas Mince Pie recipe. Not the mince part of it but I did see in another recipe how to ‘spice up’ the bought mince. Do you have one I’m sure it would be appreciated by many who follow your recipes
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Grahamon November 9, 2011 at 12:16 pm
Hi Terry, the Xmas recipes are on the go and will be posted in the next 2 weeks or so.. thanks for the suggestion. Cheers for now G
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Sebastiaanon August 20, 2011 at 9:43 am
Thank you for the great recipe, tastes just like my moms!
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Grahamon August 21, 2011 at 4:54 pm
Hi Sebastian, nothing quite like Mom’s cooking is there! Have a great weekend G
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