Lemon Meringue Pie

Lemon meringue pie ( lemon meringue pie ) is a specialty from the UK, which is also common in other English speaking countries such as North America and Australia. It is representative of a number of cakes, citrus based, which are popular in these countries, especially as a dessert. The Lemon Meringue Pie is a relatively flat cake with a meringue, whose main ingredient is Lemon Curd is an intensely aromatic lemon cream, the other ingredients are butter, egg yolks and sugar, which is also a classic recipe of English cuisine.

The recipe dates back to preparations of the 18th century, made ​​even without meringue on the basis of the lemon curd -like cream from bitter oranges or lemons .. The modern version with meringue dates from the 19th century. The variant key lime pie is a classic Southern cuisine. For the preparation of lemon meringue pie, there are several variants: Only with lemon curd and meringue, with an underlying layer of dough or with cream as Lemon Cream Pie. It is important for the consistency of meringue, that only the tips turn brown and the meringue underlying retains a creamy consistency.