PETITS FOURS LEMON MERINGUE PIES
3 doz baked sweet pastry shells sablee or sucree
2 egg yolks
45g sugar
30g butter
1 lemon.
1 egg white,
35g sugar,
30g icing sugar.
Source: N.Malgieri
METHOD
Bring to a boil, sugar, lemon rind, juice and butter.
Break up yolks temper add to pan stir on low heat till thickened, strain & cool. Do not strain if you like the lemon rind
Warm egg white & sugar till dissolved over simmering water.
Beat till cool & stiff.
Pipe curd into shells, top with meringue, dust with icing sugar,
Brown the tops with a blow torch.
Serve the same day.