14 January 2014

Blueberry pie with meringue


This is one of my favourite cakes. Easy, fast and gorgeous looking. Got it from my subscription to CookingPalette.
All the times I have done it was with gluten free flour. Some of you know it is pretty tricky to deal with, but buttery pastry is bearable.


Ingredients:
batter
  • 4 yolks
  • 4 tbsp milk
  • 0.5 cup of sugar (~120 ml)
  • 150 g butter
  • 2.5 cup flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
filling
  • 2.5 cup blueberries (any other Nordic berries will work as well)
  • 0.5 cup sugar
top
  • 2-4 egg whites (depends how thick meringue you want)
  • up to 0.5 cup sugar
Procedure: 
  1. Pre-heat oven for 180 C and butter the traybake.
  2. Mix all the ingredients for batter together, if you have a food processor - you may use it. The batter will look crumbly.
  3. Take two sheets of baking paper and roll a thin layer out of made pastry. It will keep your table cleaner and easier to get it non-sticky.
  4. Place in a traybake, cut the extra edges and prick the bottom using a fork. Bake for 20-25 minutes.
  5. Take pre-baked bottom out and cool for a few minutes, the pastry will go down.
  6. Mix berries and sugar.
  7. Beat egg whites to high peaks. Add sugar and beat a little more until it is homogeneous. If you can turn a bowl upside down without moving the mixture - it is ready. For easier beating, make sure eggs are fresh and cooled.
  8. Place a filling and then meringue. Try to make a small peaks for a nicer look. Bake for 20 minutes.
  9. Cool down before serving.
Estimated preparation time: 20 min
Estimated cooking time: 50 min

Notes: frozen berries will make a pastry more moisture, giving to the cake a smoother taste.

 


 
     
               
  

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