Brown Butter Meringue Pie
Prep
25 mins
Cook
40 mins
Servings
8
Difficulty
Easy
Brown Butter Meringue Pie is a dessert combining rich brown butter, eggs, milk and flour with a fluffy meringue topping. The filling features brown butter and sugar as its key flavours, whilst the meringue adds a light, airy finish. The recipe requires 25 minutes of preparation and 40 minutes of cooking. This pie suits anyone looking for a classic, indulgent dessert with contrasting textures.
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Ingredients
- 400 gbutter
- 600 gsugar
- 4eggs
- 300 mlmilk
- 200 gflour
- 10 gsalt
- 20 gbaking powder
- 10 mlvanilla extract
- 100 gmeringue powder
- 200 gconfectioner's sugar
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Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F).
- 2
In a large saucepan, melt the butter over medium heat. Continue cooking, stirring occasionally, until the butter turns golden brown and has a nutty aroma.
- 3
Remove the saucepan from the heat and slowly pour in the milk, whisking constantly to prevent lumps.
- 4
In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, salt, and baking powder. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture, whisking until smooth.
Tip: Use a pastry blender or your fingertips to work the butter into the dry ingredients.
- 5
Press the mixture into the bottom of a 20cm (8in) pie dish. Bake for 15 minutes, then set aside to cool.
- 6
In a large bowl, beat the eggs and sugar until light and fluffy, about 3-4 minutes.
Tip: Use an electric mixer or a whisk for this step.
- 7
Add the vanilla extract and whisk until combined.
- 8
In a separate bowl, whisk together the meringue powder and confectioner's sugar.
- 9
Gradually add the meringue mixture to the egg mixture, beating until smooth and glossy.
Tip: Use an electric mixer for this step.
- 10
Pour the meringue mixture over the cooled pie crust.
- 11
Bake for an additional 10-12 minutes, or until the meringue is golden brown.
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