Lingonberry Pie with Meringue
A combination of thin pastry, aromatic lingonberries with a slight bitterness, and an airy layer of meringue. It is very delicious! Frozen lingonberries are used in the recipe, but they can be replaced with cranberries. The specified ingredients are enough for 6–8 servings.
- Total cooking time
- not set
- Number of servings
- 6
- Recipe difficulty
- 3 / 5
Ingredients
for 6 servings
- butter 120 g
- egg yolk 3
- sugar 50-100 g
- baking powder 5 g
- flour 200-230 g
- egg white 3
- sugar 150 g
- lingonberries 400 g
Instructions
Preparing the dough
Step 1 of 10
Cream the butter and sugar.
Step 2 of 10
Add egg yolks and mix.
Step 3 of 10
Stir in flour and baking powder, then knead the dough.
Step 4 of 10
Grease with butter or line a baking pan with parchment paper (a pan 27 cm in diameter and 3 cm high is used in the recipe). Spread the dough, forming the edges.
Step 5 of 10
Cover with a sheet of baking paper.
Step 6 of 10
Place a weight (the author used beans) and put it in the oven preheated to 180 degrees for 15–20 minutes.
Preparing the meringue
Step 7 of 10
Beat egg whites together with sugar.
Step 8 of 10
Remove the paper and weight from the finished crust.
Step 9 of 10
Spread the lingonberries (it is not necessary to defrost the berries).
Step 10 of 10
Top with a layer of meringue. Put it in the oven preheated to 180 degrees for 15–20 minutes.