This limoncello meringue pie is the best we've eaten so far this year
serves
8
Limoncello and basil meringue pie
A tangy, lemon curd is the star of this impressive dessert.
Ingredients (15)
- 275g plain flour
- 110g vegan butter, chilled
- 1/4 cup (55g) caster sugar
- 1/4 cup (60ml) soy milk
Limoncello and basil filling
- 500g silken tofu
- 2 cups (440g) caster sugar
- Finely grated zest of 5 lemons
- Juice of 4 1/2 lemons (you will need 110ml lemon juice)
- 1/4 cup (60ml) limoncello
- 8 large basil leaves
- 1/3 cup (50g) plain flour
- 1/3 cup (50g) cornflour
Vegan meringue
- Canning liquid from 400g can chickpeas (cover and chill chickpeas for up to 3 days for another use)
- Pinch citric acid (from supermarkets)
- 1 cup (220g) caster sugar
Don't forget you can add these ingredients to your Woolworths shopping list.
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1.To make the pastry, place flour, Nuttelex and sugar in a bowl. Using your fingers, rub together until resembling coarse breadcrumbs. Add milk and stir until combined. Transfer to a floured work surface and press into a flat disc. Enclose in plastic wrap and chill for 30 minutes.
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2.Grease a 25cm round, fluted, loosebased tart pan.
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3.On a lightly floured work surface, roll out pastry to 4mm thick. Transfer to tart pan and press into base and side. Trim excess pastry and chill for 30 minutes.
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4.Preheat the oven to 180°C.
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5.Line tart base with baking paper and pastry weights. Bake for 15 minutes or until golden. Remove pastry weights and baking paper, and return to the oven for a further 15 minutes or until golden and dry.
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6.Reduce the oven to 160°C.
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7.For the limoncello and basil filling, place tofu on a plate lined with a sheet of paper towel. Top with another sheet of paper towel and a plate, and weigh down with a can. Stand for 15 minutes to press out excess moisture. Transfer drained tofu to a food processor and whiz until smooth. Add sugar and whiz until well combined, then add lemon zest and juice, limoncello, basil, flour and cornflour, and whiz until well combined.
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8.Pour the filling over pastry base and bake for 50 minutes or until firm with a slight wobble in the centre. Remove from oven and stand for 45 minutes or until completely cooled, then chill until cold.
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9.For the meringue, place chickpea liquid, citric acid and a pinch of salt flakes in a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment and whisk to stiff peaks. Gradually add sugar, 1 tbs at a time, whisking until all sugar is dissolved and meringue is thick and glossy (about 8 minutes). Spread meringue over tart and use kitchen blowtorch to caramelise. Serve immediately
Recipe Notes
Begin this recipe at least 3 hours ahead. You will need a kitchen blowtorch.
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