Lemon Meringue Pie with Olive Oil Crust
Servings
1pie
Servings
1pie
Ingredients
Crust
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 375°F. Place a sheet of parchment paper over the dough and weigh down with pie weights or dried beans. Set aside.
  2. In a large bowl, place flour, salt, and sugar, stir to combine.
  3. Create a well in the center of the flour mixture and add the Picual EVOO. Using a fork or your hands, slowly begin to incorporate the flour and oil, creating a crumbly mixture.
  4. To the flour, add milk (1 tbsp at a time), and begin working the dough into a ball. Tip: The dough should resemble sugar cookie dough, not quite like traditional pie dough.
  5. Sprinkle a little flour on a clean work surface and roll the dough into a large circle (large enough to fit your pie pan with about 1 inch of overhang). Transfer the dough to the pie pan, pinch dough into the pan’s piped edges, and trim off any excess.
  6. Bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes or until the crust is lightly golden. Remove from the oven and set aside.
  7. In a medium saucepan, whisk and combine lemon juice, zest, eggs, egg yolks, and sugar.
  8. Slowly heat the mixture over low heat, whisking consistently, until warmed through. Slowly begin adding butter (1 tbsp at a time) until melted and smooth. The filling will begin to thicken after each tbsp of butter is added. Once thick, remove from the heat and pour into your pie crust.
  9. Return the pie to the oven and bake for 10-15 minutes or until the filling has set. Remove from oven and set aside.
  10. In a stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment, combine egg whites, cream of tartar, sugar, and vanilla extract. Whisk on low, gradually increasing the speed, until stiff peaks form.
  11. Spoon meringue on top of the pie, return to the oven, and bake for 10 minutes or until meringue turns golden brown.
  12. Remove from the oven and set aside to cool completely before slicing and serving.