Not Your Usual Lemon Meringue Pie
Recipe from Food & Wine

In her version of lemon meringue pie, Gale Gand forgoes a traditional crust for quick-baked sheets of sugared phyllo dough, which she layers with house-made lemon curd and a brown-sugar meringue. The recipe, a classic at Tru restaurant in Chicago, appears in Gand's book Butter Sugar Flour Eggs (Clarkson Potter). Use good quality store-bought phyllo dough and lemon curd.


Not Your Usual Lemon Meringue Pie
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Servings: 6
Prep Time: 1 hr
Total Time: 1 hr
Related Categories: Desserts, Lemon Pie, Lemons, Meringue, Pie
 
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Ingredients
  • sheets of phyllo dough, plus more in case of tearing
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  • 4  tablespoons
    unsalted butter, melted
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  • 2  tablespoons
    granulated sugar
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  • 1  cup
    light brown sugar
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  • large egg whites
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  • 1  12-ounce
    jar lemon curd
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    Raspberries, for garnish
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Directions
1.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Cut 2 sheets of parchment paper to fit a large baking sheet. Place 1 sheet of the parchment on a work surface. Top with a sheet of phyllo and brush with the melted butter. Sprinkle 2 teaspoons of the granulated sugar over the phyllo. Repeat with 2 more sheets of phyllo so that you have a stack of 3 sugared sheets. Using a ruler, trim the phyllo to a 12-by-16-inch rectangle, then cut it into twelve 4-inch squares. Slide the parchment onto a baking sheet and top with the second sheet of parchment paper. Bake for 18 minutes, until the phyllo squares are golden and crisp. Let cool completely.
2.
Preheat the broiler. Put the brown sugar in a food processor; pulse to break up any lumps. In the bowl of a standing electric mixer fitted with a whisk, beat the egg whites at medium-high speed until soft peaks form. Beat in the brown sugar at high speed, a few tablespoons at a time, until the whites are glossy, 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer the meringue to a pastry bag with a plain tip.
3.
Spoon a dollop of lemon curd onto each phyllo square. Pipe a layer of meringue over the lemon curd (alternately, you can spoon the meringue over the curd). Broil 6 inches from the heat for 1 minute, or until lightly toasted. Set 6 phyllo squares on plates and top them with the remaining 6 squares. Garnish with raspberries and serve.

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