Lemon-Chamomile Cream Pie
- all-purpose flour, for surface
- 1 12 cups all-purpose flour
- 34 cup cornmeal, preferably medium ground
- 34 teaspoon salt
- 34 teaspoon sugar
- 34 cup unsalted butter, cold, cut into small pieces
- 14 cup ice water
- 3 cups whole milk
- 12 chamomile tea bags
- 14 cup cornstarch
- salt
- 4 large eggs, separated
- 1 12 teaspoons finely grated lemon zest (from 2 lemons)
- 14 cup fresh lemon juice (from 2 lemons)
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- 12 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 14 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1 teaspoon dried chamomile flowers from chamomile tea bag
- fresh chamomile flowers (to garnish)
- CORNMEAL DOUGH:.
- Pulse flour, cornmeal, salt and sugar in a food processor to combine.
- Add butter, and process until mixture resembles coarse meal, about 10 seconds.
- With the machine running, add ice water in a slow steady stream until dough just begins to hold together, no longer than 30 seconds.
- Shape dough into a disk.
- Wrap in plastic, and refrigerate until firm, at least 1 hour or up to 2 days.
- Dough can be frozen for up to 2 months.
- Thaw in the refrigerator before using.
- On a lightly floured work surface, roll cornmeal dough to 1/8 thickness.
- Fit into a 9-inch pie dish.
- Trim edges, leaving a 1-inch overhang.
- Tuck overhang under dough so edges are flush with rim, and crimp edges.
- Llightly prick bottom of dough with a fork.
- Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 375F Line dough with parchment, and fill with pie weights, or dried beans.
- Bake until edges begin to turn gold, 15-18 minutes.
- Carefully remove weights and parchment.
- Bake until crust is golden brown, 12-18 minutes.
- Let cool completely on a wire rack.
- Cornmenal crust can be stored overnight.
- FILLING:.
- Bring milk to a boil in a medium saucepan and remove from heat.
- Add teabags, cover, and steep for 5 minutes.
- Strain through a fine sieve, pressing on tea bags to extract liquid.
- Discard tea bags.
- Combine cornstarch, 1 cup sugar, and 1/4 teaspoons salt in a medium saucepan.
- Whisk in milk mixture.
- Set over medium-high heat and cook, stirring occasdionally, until bubbling and thick, about 7 minutes, totally, about 2 minutes after it comes to a boil.
- Whisk yolks in a medium bowl until combined.
- Pour in milk mixture, in a slow, steady stream, whisking until it is complretely incorprated.
- Return mixture to the saucepan.
- Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until it returns to a boil, about 1-2 minutes.
- Rremove from heat, and stir in lemon zest and juice.
- Add butter, 1 tablespoons at a time, whisking until the butter melts before adding the next piece.
- Let custard cool in the saucepan on a wire rack, whisking occasionally, for about 10 minutes.
- Pour custard into cornmeal crust.
- press plastic wrap directly on surface of custard .
- Refrigerate until custard filling is chilled and firm, at least 4 hours or overnight.
- Just before serving, combine whites and remaining 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar in a mixing bowl.
- Set over a saucepan of simmering water.
- Whisk until sugar dissolves and mixture warms, about 3 minutes.
- Transfer bowl, to mixer, and add vanilla, cream of tartar, and a pinch of salt.
- Whisk on medim-high speed until shiny, stiff peaks form.
- Spread meringue over pie.
- Crush dried chamomile flowers until powdered and sprinkle over meringue.
- Garnish with fresh chamomile flowers if desired.
- Serve immediately.
flour, flour, cornmeal, salt, sugar, unsalted butter, water, milk, cornstarch, salt, eggs, lemon zest, lemon juice, unsalted butter, vanilla, cream of tartar, fresh chamomile flowers
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/lemon-chamomile-cream-pie-343778 (may not work)