Sunday, 31 July 2016

Recipe of the week Lemonopitta - Lemon Pie




This year there is an abundance of lemons on the trees so here is a tasty recipe for a tangy dessert.


Biscuit Base
  • 125g  digestive biscuit crumbs
  • (you could use cinnamon or ginger biscuits if you like)
  • 1 tbs finely grated lemon rind 
  • 85g butter, melted
  • Mix biscuit crumbs, the finely grated  lemon rind and melted butter until well blended. Press mixture into a 20 or 23cm (8 or 9 in) tart tin or pie dish.
Filling

3
egg yolks

1 1/2 cups sugar

1/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon cornflour

1 1/2 cups water

3 tablespoons butter or margarine

2 teaspoons grated lemon peel

1/2 cup lemon juice




  • In small bowl, beat egg yolks with fork. In saucepan, mix sugar and cornstarch; gradually stir in water. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils. Boil and stir 1 minute.
  • Immediately stir at least half of hot mixture into egg yolks; stir back into hot mixture in saucepan. Boil and stir 2 minutes; remove from heat. Stir in butter, lemon peel and lemon juice . Pour into pie crust. Leave to cool and then refrigerate. Serve cold with a spoonful of thick yoghourt or ice cream.

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