5.0 from 3 votes
Lemon Meringue Slice
Your favourite pie in slice form!
Prep Time
25 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Total Time
55 mins
Servings: 24 squares
Calories: 97 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
Australian
Ingredients
Biscuit base and layer
- 50 grams butter
- ½ cup caster sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 ½ cups SR flour
- pinch salt
Lemon Filling
- ⅔ cup condensed milk
- ¼ cup lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons lemon zest (from ½ lemon)
- 1 egg yolk
Meringue
- 1 egg white
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- pinch salt
- pinch cream of tartar
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to moderate (180 degrees celsius, fan-forced).
- Grease a slice tin (approx 28 x 18cm) and line with baking paper, leaving paper overhanging at sides to assist with removal of slice later.
- Cream butter and sugar for biscuit base and layer.
- Whisk the egg lightly and add to the mixture. Mix well to combine.
- Fold in sifted flour and salt to form a pastry dough. Divide into two and set aside.
- Make the filling by combing all filling ingredients and whisking together.
- Make the meringue by beating egg white to form soft peaks and then gradually adding the sugar and beating to form stiff peaks. Fold the salt and cream of tartar into the meringue mixture.
- To put the slice together, first roll out half of the pastry dough on a work bench dusted with flour. Place in the bottom of the slice tin, using a bread knife to cut the layer to fit the tin and using your fingers to spread and even out the pastry.
- Pour lemon filling over the pastry layer.
- Roll out the second half of the pastry dough and cut to the shape of the tin. You can do this by placing the tin on top of the rolled out pastry and cutting to shape with a bread knife.
- Very carefully, roll half of the pastry onto a rolling pin and use a spatula to lift the remaining half of the pastry and place as the next layer in the slice tin.
- Spread the meringue over the top of the pastry layer and use a spoon to create little peaks in the meringue.
- Place in the oven and bake for 30-35 minutes.
- Allow to cool in the tin and then lift out and cut into squares.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
97kcal
(5%)
Carbohydrates
16g
(5%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
3g
(5%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
1g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
22mg
(7%)
Sodium
31mg
(1%)
Potassium
49mg
(1%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
10g
(20%)
Vitamin A
96IU
(2%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
28mg
(3%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 24squares
Amount Per Serving
Calories 97
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 97kcal | 5% |
| Carbohydrates | 16g | 5% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 3g | 5% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 22mg | 7% |
| Sodium | 31mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 49mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 10g | 20% |
| Vitamin A | 96IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 28mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.