Raspberry Lime Meringue Pie Food

RASPBERRY MERINGUE PIE

Steps:

• In a saucepan, combine 1/3 cup sugar and cornstarch. Stir in milk until smooth. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat. Cook and stir 2 minutes. Remove. Stir a small amount of mixture into egg yolks. Return all to pan, stirring constantly. Bring to a gentle boil. Cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove form heat; stir in butter and extract. pour hot filling into crust.
• Sprinkle gelatin over 2 tablespoons cold water and let stand for 2 minutes. In a saucepan bring raspberry filing and gelatin mixture to a boil. Reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile in a mixing bowl, beat egg whites and cream of tartar on medum speed until soft peaks form. Beat in remaining water. Gradually beat in remaining sugar until glossy peaks form and sugar is dissolved.
• Pour hot raspberry squce over custard. Spread meringue evenly over top. Bake at 325F for 15-18 minutes or until meringue is golden. Cool on wire rack.
• Refrigerate for at least 3 hours before serving.

RASPBERRY LIME PIE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, stir together milk and lime juice. Mixture will begin to thicken. Beat in whipped topping and food coloring if desired. Gently fold in raspberries. Spoon into pie crust. Chill. Garnish with additional raspberries and mint if desired.

COCONUT, RASPBERRY & LIME MERINGUE SLICE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 140C/120C fan/gas 1. Line baking sheets with baking parchment and draw 3 rectangles, roughly 25cm x 12cm. Whisk whites to stiff. Gradually whisk in sugar to stiff again, then whisk in the cornflour and vinegar. Fold in the desiccated coconut and pipe, or spread, the meringue mix into 3 even rectangles. Scatter flaked coconut over one of the meringues and bake for 1 hr, then turn off oven and leave in there with the door shut for 1 hr. Leave to cool.
• Whisk cream, icing sugar and lime zest and juice to a thick consistency. Spread half over one meringue base (not the one with flaked coconut on top - save that for the top), and scatter over half the raspberries. Sit second meringue base on top, spread with remaining cream and scatter with remaining raspberries. Top with coconut-covered meringue and serve.

LIME MERINGUE PIE

Steps:

• In a large bowl add flour and cut in butter until crumbly.
• Mix in yolks and enough cold water to make a smooth dough.
• Wrap in plastic and chill for 15 minutes.
• Roll out and line a pie plate, pre bake in a 400* oven for 15 to 17 minutes.
• Use weights or rice or beans.
• Filling-------------------.
• Combine sugar, cornstarch, water and lime juice in a medium saucepan.
• Whisk until smooth.
• Stir in yolks and butter until well combined.
• Gradually add boiling water.
• Bring mixture to a boil.
• Reduce and simmer for 1 minute.
• Remove from heat.
• Add zest and food coloring if using.
• Mix well.
• Turn into the cooled pie shell.
• For Meringue------------------------èÀ.
• Beat whites until stiff peaks form.
• Slowly beat in sugar until dissolved.
• Spoon meringue onto filling.
• Bake in a 350* oven for 15 minutes or until meringue is light brown.

RASPBERRY MERINGUE PIE

Steps:

• In a saucepan, combine 1/3 cup sugar and cornstarch. Stir in milk until smooth. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from the heat.
• Stir in a small amount of mixture into egg yolks. Return all to the pan, stirring constantly. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. remove from the heat; stir in butter and extract. Pour hot filling into the crust.
• Sprinkle gelatin over 2 tablespoons cold water; let stand for 2 minutes. In a saucepan, bring raspberry filling and gelatin mixture to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a large bowl, beat egg whites and cream of tartar on medium speed until soft peaks form. Beat in remaining water. Gradually beat in remaining sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time on high until stiff glossy peaks form.
• Pour hot raspberry filling over custard. Spread meringue evenly over hot filling, sealing edges to crust.
• Bake at 325°F for 15-18 minutes or until meringue is golden brown.
• Cool on a wire rack for 1 hour. Refrigerate for at least 3 hours before serving. Refrigerate leftovers.