Hello everybody, it’s Louise, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, miniature lemon meringue tarts. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
This Lemon Meringue Tart is very similar to the Lemon Curd Tart recipe on the site except it is topped with a billowy sweet meringue. Most would agree that there are few desserts this irresistible; that combination of a sweet and crisp almond pastry crust with a lemon filling that's wonderfully tart and. From the homemade crust, and filling, to that fluffy meringue on top!
Miniature Lemon Meringue Tarts is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods on earth. It is appreciated by millions daily. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. They are fine and they look wonderful. Miniature Lemon Meringue Tarts is something that I’ve loved my entire life.
To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have miniature lemon meringue tarts using 4 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Miniature Lemon Meringue Tarts:
- Take Sweet shortcrust pastry (see my apple custard tart recipe)
- Get Lemon curd (see my recipe)
- Make ready 1 egg white
- Make ready 2 tbsp caster sugar
Making Lemon Meringue Tart is not the easiest thing to do. It's kind of a tricky recipe for sure because there are lots of steps which have to be followed closely that the filling sets and the meringue doesn't weep too much. But with this step-by-step tutorial (photos and video). This lemon meringue tart's creamy lemon filling is extra citrusy and has the perfect consistency to balance out the meringue's crunchiness.
Instructions to make Miniature Lemon Meringue Tarts:
- Roll the pastry out and cut out rounds with a cookie cutter, line little patty pans with the pastry. Chill in the fridge for 15 minutes.
- Beat the egg white until frothy, then add the sugar and continue to whisk until thick and shiny. Preheat the oven to 180C/Gas 4.
- Fill the pastry cases with spoonfuls of lemon curd, not too much otherwise it will bubble over and scorch while cooking. Spoon some of the meringue on to the top.
- Bake for about 20 minutes until the meringue is golden and the pastry is cooked. The meringue drops as the tarts cool, so eat warm.
Place a generous dollop of meringue in the center of each. Caramelize the meringue with a kitchen torch if desired. These mini Lemon Meringue Tarts have a tart, sweet, creamy lemon filling inside a flaky phyllo pastry cup topped with an incredible toasted meringue. This lemon meringue tart recipe is absolutely amazing and perfect for parties! Delicious tangy, sweet and creamy lemon curd and lightly toasted.
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