Lemon Meringue Tart Bites
- FOR THE PASTRY:
- 2 cups Pastry Flour
- 1/2 teaspoons Salt
- 12 Tablespoons Cold Unsalted Butter
- 1 Egg Yolk
- 6 Tablespoons Cold Water
- FOR THE MERINGUE:
- 3/4 cups Granulated Sugar
- 1/2 cups Boiling Water
- 1/2 cups Meringue Powder
- FOR THE FILLING:
- 2 cups Lemon Curd
- For the pastry:
- Whisk flour and salt. Work in butter until pea-sized pieces form. Add egg yolk and ice water.
- Toss until dough comes together, adding 1 tablespoon of water at time, as needed. I ended up using 6 tablespoons.
- Divide the dough in half, wrap and chill for at least 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 400u0b0F. Lightly grease the wells of the mini tart pan.
- Roll one disk of dough about 1/8 inch thick. Cut 3-inch fluted circles. Place the circles into the wells of the pan and prick the base of each crust with a fork.
- Bake the crusts for about 12 minutes until pastry is golden brown. They will shrink and puff a bit but that's perfectly fine. Remove the pan from the oven and leave the crusts int he pan.
- For the meringue:
- Dissolve sugar in boiling water. Allow to cool to room temperature, then add meringue powder and beat until stiff peaks form.
- Fill the baked cups with lemon curd, then pipe or dollop the meringue on top. I filled a pastry bag fitted with a Wilton piping tip 1M to created the pretty swirled effect.
- Bake filled tarts for 7-10 minutes until meringue is lightly browned. Remove pies from oven. When cool enough to handle, transfer from pan to a rack to cool completely. Enjoy!
pastry flour, salt, butter, egg, water, sugar, boiling water, meringue powder, filling, lemon curd
Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/desserts/lemon-meringue-tart-bites/ (may not work)