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Caramel meringue pie

Sweet, soft and rich, this caramel meringue pie is the perfect comfort food dessert.
CARAMEL MERINGUE PIE
12
25M
50M
2H 30M
1H 15M

Ingredients

Pastry
Filling
Meringue

Method

1.Make pastry: Process flour, sugar and butter until crumbly; with motor operating, add egg yolk and enough of the water until ingredients come together. Knead dough gently on floured surface until smooth. Enclose pastry in plastic wrap; refrigerate 30 minutes.
2.Grease 24cm round loose-based flan tin. Roll pastry between sheets of baking paper until large enough to line tin. Ease pastry into tin, press into base and side; trim edge. Cover; refrigerate 30 minutes.
3.Preheat oven to 200°C.
4.Place tin on oven tray. Line pastry with baking paper; fill with dried beans or rice. Bake 15 minutes. Remove paper and beans; bake further 15 minutes. Cool.
5.Place nuts on oven tray; roast about 3 minutes or until browned lightly. Set aside to cool. Chop coarsely. Turn oven off.
6.Place condensed milk, brown sugar and butter in a medium saucepan; cook, stirring constantly, over medium heat, about 15 minutes or until thickened.
7.Pour hot caramel into pastry case; sprinkle with nuts. Cover; refrigerate 2 hours or until caramel is firm.
8.Preheat oven to 240°C.
9.Beat egg whites in a small bowl with an electric mixer until soft peaks form. Gradually add sugar, beating until dissolved between additions. Spoon meringue onto caramel mixture.
10.Bake pie about 2 minutes or until meringue is browned lightly.

This pie can be made several hours ahead. Make meringue and bake just before serving.

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