Lemon meringue

Name: Lemon meringue
Uploaded: 2018-04-24T08:36:16Z
Duration: PT88.979S
Channel: Food Inspiration

published on 24 April, 2018 at 10:36

Ingredients:

For the meringue:

90 g (3 oz) egg whites;
½ cup sugar;
¾ cup powdered sugar;
yellow food coloring.

For the cream:

2 eggs;
2/3 cup sugar;
1 ½ lemon (zest);
½ cup lemon juice;
1 1/3 stick butter.
For the décor:

mint leaves, cherries, cookie crumbs.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 180C. Grease half-sphere baking molds with vegetable oil.
Beat egg whites until foamy. From that point start adding sugar by tablespoons while still beating eggs with a mixer.
When egg whites become smooth and glossy, add food coloring.
Fold sifted powdered sugar into egg whites using silicon spatula.
Transfer meringue into a pastry bag with a small round tip.
Cover half-sphere mold with meringue moving from the bottom to the top.
Bake for 40-45 minutes (meringue should remain yellow).
Meanwhile make a lemon curd by whisking eggs with sugar, lemon juice and zest.
Place a pot with egg mixture over the low heat and cook, while whisking constantly, until the curd is smooth and thick.
Remove from the heat and start whisking in cold butter portion by portion.
Fill one meringue half with cream, add cherry and cookie crumbs, cover with another half and decorate with a mint leaf.