MERINGUE SHELLS WITH LEMON CURD RECIPE: HOW TO MAKE IT
We love a dazzling dessert of meringue shells filled with sunny lemon curd. It’s sweet and tart, crunchy and fluffy. Top this lemon curd dessert with whipped cream and berries. —Kris Brill, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Total Time 01 hours 10 minutes
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Yield 12 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Place egg whites in a large bowl; let stand at room temperature 30 minutes., Preheat oven to 225°. Add vinegar, vanilla, salt and cream of tartar to egg whites; beat on medium speed until foamy. Gradually add sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, beating on high after each addition until sugar is dissolved. Continue beating until stiff glossy peaks form., Cut a small hole in the tip of a pastry bag or in a corner of a food-safe plastic bag; insert a large star tip. Transfer meringue to bag. On a parchment-lined baking sheet, pipe meringue into twelve 3-in. round disks, building up the sides with meringue to form shells. Bake 45-50 minutes or until set and dry. Turn off oven (do not open door); leave meringues in oven 1 hour. Remove from oven; cool completely on baking sheet. , Meanwhile, in a small heavy saucepan, mix sugar and potato starch. Whisk in water and 1/2 cup lemon juice until smooth. Cook and stir over medium-high heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat to low; cook and stir 2 minutes longer., Remove from heat. Stir a small amount of hot mixture into eggs; return all to pan, stirring constantly. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Gently stir in lemon zest and remaining lemon juice. Transfer to a small bowl; cool without stirring. Refrigerate, covered, until cold., Spoon curd into meringue shells. If desired, top with whipped topping and berries.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 146 calories, FatContent 0 fat (0 saturated fat), CholesterolContent 0 cholesterol, SodiumContent 77mg sodium, CarbohydrateContent 36g carbohydrate (34g sugars, FiberContent 0 fiber), ProteinContent 2g protein.
LEMON CURD MERINGUE TARTS RECIPE | DELICIOUS. MAGAZINE
Smooth, zesty filling encased in crisp pastry and topped with stiff meringue kisses – this stunning dessert is elegance on a plate. Find out how to make the classic version with our guide to making a lemon meringue pie.
Provided by delicious. magazine
Total Time 3 hours 10 minutes
Prep Time 1 hours 30 minutes
Cook Time 1 hours 40 minutes
Yield Makes 8 individual tarts or 1 large tart
Number Of Ingredients 20
Steps:
- Line 2 baking sheets with non-stick baking paper and put 8 x 8.5cm tart rings or crumpet rings on top (or use one sheet and put a 23cm tart ring on it). To make the pastry, cream the butter and sugar together in a large mixing bowl with an electric whisk until slightly paler and well combined. Add the eggs, vanilla extract and lemon zest, then whisk to combine. It may look a little split but it will come back together when the flour is added. Add the flour and the salt, then, using your hands, bring the mixture together into a ball. Tip onto a lightly floured surface, then flatten the pastry into a fat disc, cover with cling film and chill for at least an hour in the fridge until the dough feels hard and cold throughout.
- When chilled, divide the pastry into 8 equal pieces (or leave as one for a larger tart). Keep the pastry you’re not working with covered in cling film in the fridge while you roll out each piece on a lightly floured work surface to a 7mm thick circle, turning it frequently so it doesn’t stick. If it does start to get sticky, dust with extra flour. (There’s a lot of butter in the pastry so work quickly before it gets too soft.)
- Wrap the pastry disc around the rolling pin, then unroll it over a crumpet ring (or large tart ring). Carefully ease the pastry into the ring and gently push it into the base and edges, making sure there are no gaps and leaving an overhang over the edge. If making small tarts repeat with the remaining pieces of pastry. Put the baking sheet(s) into the fridge when you finish and chill for 30 minutes. Heat the oven to 190°C/170°C fan/gas 5.
- While the pastry cases are chilling, make the curd. Crack the eggs into a medium mixing bowl and beat lightly. Put the lemon juice and zest into a medium glass or metal bowl over a saucepan of simmering water over a medium heat (make sure the water doesn’t touch the bowl) and warm for 3-4 minutes. Add the sugar and gently whisk until it has dissolved.
- Put a sieve over a large measuring jug and keep it handy. Whisk the juice mixture into the eggs until just combined, then pour all of the mixture back into the bowl over the gently simmering water. Using a spatula, stir the mixture for about 10-12 minutes in a figure-of-eight motion, constantly scraping the bottom of the bowl so it doesn’t curdle. Once it starts to thicken, turn the heat down slightly and keep stirring. The lemon curd is thick enough when it doesn’t come back together immediately after you run the spatula through it.
- Remove the bowl from the heat and pour the curd through the sieve into the measuring jug to filter out any bits that may have curdled. Immediately stir in the butter until melted and well combined. Cover with a piece of cling film directly touching the surface of the curd so it doesn’t form a skin. Set aside to cool.
- Lightly prick the base of the tart case(s) with a fork, then line with crumpled foil and fill with baking beans or uncooked rice. Bake in the oven for 15 minutes (or for 20 if you’re making one large tart) until the pastry starts to turn lightly golden, then remove the beans/rice and foil. Brush the bottom of the case with the lightly beaten egg yolks (see the meringe ingredients), then bake for 4-5 minutes more – this will seal the case and prevent the wet filling turning it soggy. The base should be lightly golden with no grey patches. Set aside to cool completely.
- Once the lemon curd and pastry case(s) have cooled completely, whisk the curd again to smooth out any lumps, then fill the case(s) and chill in the fridge for at least 8 hours, but preferably overnight.
- To make the meringue topping, put the egg whites into a medium heatproof mixing bowl, sift in the icing sugar, then mix together with an electric hand mixer until just combined. Put the bowl over a pan of barely simmering water, making sure the bottom doesn’t touch the water, and whisk until the mixture forms a thick, stable meringue – it will take around 5 minutes of continuous whisking. Remove from the heat, whisk in the cornflour, then continue to whisk for a couple of minutes off the heat until the mixture has cooled slightly.
- Heat the oven to 120°C/100°C fan/gas ½ and line a baking sheet with non-stick baking paper. Fill a large piping bag fitted with a round nozzle with the meringue. Pipe small blobs onto the baking paper, in single blobs and small groups, leaving a little tail at the top. (You get this effect by squeezing the meringue out gently with the piping bag held vertically, then making a quick down-up motion before lifting away the bag completely.) Bake in the lower third of the oven for 45 minutes to 1 hour 15 minutes (depending on whether you want your meringues more chewy or drier). Once they’ve had their time, turn off the oven and leave the meringues in for 30 minutes more. Remove the oven and leave to cool completely (this will only take 2-3 minutes).
- Just before serving, arrange the meringue kisses on and around the tarts in any pattern you like. If you have one, use a mini-blowtorch to lightly scorch the meringue kisses using a very gentle setting (be careful, the tips can easily catch light), angling the blowtorch from the side rather than from above. Serve immediately, while the tarts are still quite chilled.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 848kcals, FatContent 43.7g (25g saturated), ProteinContent 15.2g, CarbohydrateContent 97.3g (58.1g sugars), FiberContent 2g
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