Clementine meringue pie
Serves: 8
Prep time: 35 minTotal time: 
Recipe photograph by Kris Kirkham
Clementine meringue pie
If you find Christmas pudding too heavy after a traditional roast, this clementine meringue pie is the perfect solution for the big day. Buttery shortcrust pastry is filled with a zingy citrus curd and then topped with pillows of soft meringue for the lightest of desserts
Serves: 8
Prep time: 35 minTotal time: 
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Nutritional information (per serving)
Calories
484Kcal
Fat
19gr
Saturates
11gr
Carbs
71gr
Sugars
48gr
Fibre
1gr
Protein
6gr
Salt
0.1gr
Sarah Akhurst
Our Food Director Sarah is a food obsessive, and spends most of her time scoping out the latest food trends, experimenting in her own kitchen, or making her family wait to eat while she photographs every dinner she makes for the 'gram! A complete Middle Eastern food junkie, she is never far from a good shawarma marinade, a pinch of Aleppo chilli or a sprig of dill
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Sarah Akhurst
Our Food Director Sarah is a food obsessive, and spends most of her time scoping out the latest food trends, experimenting in her own kitchen, or making her family wait to eat while she photographs every dinner she makes for the 'gram! A complete Middle Eastern food junkie, she is never far from a good shawarma marinade, a pinch of Aleppo chilli or a sprig of dill
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Ingredients
- 175g plain flour, plus extra to dust
- 100g cold unsalted butter, diced
- 30g icing sugar
- 1 medium egg yolk
For the clementine filling
- 50g cornflour
- 150g golden caster sugar
- zest of 8 clementines, plus 250ml clementine juice
- 50ml lemon juice
- 4 medium egg yolks (reserve the whites for the meringue)
- 50g unsalted butter, diced
For the meringue topping
- 4 medium egg whites
- 2 tsp cornflour
- 180g caster sugar
Step by step
Get ahead
Prep to the end of step 3 up to 2 days ahead; keep the clementine filling in the fridge and the pastry case in an airtight container. Continue from step 4, up to 4 hours before serving. Best eaten on the day of baking.
- For the pastry, put the flour in a food processor with the diced butter and blitz to a crumb-like texture. Add the icing sugar and pulse again, then add the egg yolk plus 1 tablespoon of cold water and blitz until the pastry comes together into a ball. Shape into a disc, wrap and chill for 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 200°C, fan 180°C, gas 6 and roll out the pastry on a floured surface. Line a deep 20cm diameter tart tin with the pastry, pressing in well and trimming the edges. Place in the freezer for 10 minutes. Line the tart case with crumpled baking paper, fill with baking beans and blind bake for 20 minutes. Remove the baking beans and paper and continue to cook for a further 5 minutes or until the pastry has completely dried out and is golden. Remove from the oven and set aside to cool.
- For the filling, put the cornflour, caster sugar, clementine zest and juice and the lemon juice in a pan. Whisk to combine, then heat over a low heat until simmering. Simmer until the mixture has thickened, then cook it for 2-3 minutes more while whisking continuously. Add the egg yolks and butter and continue to whisk until thick, then remove from the heat. Set aside and cover loosely with clingfilm pressed onto the surface. Leave to cool to room temperature.
- To finish, preheat the oven to 150°C, fan 130°C, gas 2. Whisk the clementine filling again until smooth, then pile it into the tart case and level out with a spatula or the back of a spoon. For the topping, put the egg whites in a large clean bowl and whisk to stiff peaks. Add the cornflour and continue to whisk, before adding the sugar a spoonful at a time, whisking well between each addition.
- Pile the meringue on top of the pie filling, pulling to get exaggerated peaks, and making sure the clementine filling is sealed in by the meringue at the edges. You could pipe the meringue with a plain nozzle if you want more defined peaks. Bake for 25 minutes. Remove from the oven and leave to cool for 30 minutes – 1 hour. Release from the tart tin to serve.
