Fig Meringue Pie
Recipe By:
OAR
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serves:
8
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yield:
1 pie
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ready in:
12 hours 10 mins
(12 hours
Prep
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10 mins
Cook)
Stewed figs are thickened with sugar and eggs, then spooned onto a pastry case and topped with meringue. The figs need to be soaked overnight, so plan ahead!
ingredients
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350g (12 oz) dried figs, quartered
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2 eggs, beaten
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2 tablespoons caster sugar
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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3 egg whites
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4 tablespoons caster sugar
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1 (9 inch) pastry case, baked
preparation method
- Put quartered figs into a bowl and pour in enough water to cover them completely. Cover bowl and soak for 12 hours.
- After 12 hours, pour figs and soaking water into a medium saucepan. Simmer over low heat for 2 1/2 hours, adding more water as necessary to prevent figs from becoming dry.
- Preheat oven to 180 C / Gas mark 4.
- To make fig filling: In a small bowl combine 2 beaten eggs, 2 tablespoons sugar and salt. Blend together then pour mixture into stewed figs, whisking vigorously to prevent eggs from clumping. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens. Pour fig filling into baked pastry case.
- To make meringue: In a medium mixing bowl beat 3 egg whites until foamy. Continue to beat while adding remaining sugar one tablespoon at a time, until whites form stiff peaks. Spread over fig filling.
- Place in preheated oven and bake 10 to 12 minutes, until meringue is browned.