This limoncello meringue pie is the best we've eaten so far this year

serves
8
https://healthimprovements.info/recipes/limoncello-basil-meringue-pie/cpm6s5tz
Limoncello and basil meringue pie
https://healthimprovements.info/recipes/limoncello-basil-meringue-pie/cpm6s5tz

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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Method

  • 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.
  • 2.
    Grease a 25cm round, fluted, loosebased tart pan.
  • 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.
  • 4.
    Preheat the oven to 180°C.
  • 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.
  • 6.
    Reduce the oven to 160°C.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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
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Recipe Notes

Begin this recipe at least 3 hours ahead. You will need a kitchen blowtorch.

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