Shamrock Pie

Name: Shamrock Pie
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp butter; 59 milliliters cornstarch; 3 egg whites; 3 egg yolks, lightly beaten; 5 drops green food coloring; 59 milliliters lemon juice; 2 teaspoons grated lemon peel; 1 pastry shell (9 inches), baked; 79 milliliters sugar; 355 milliliters water

Shamrock Pie takes roughly 30 minutes from beginning to end. This recipe covers 3% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe makes 8 servings with 122 calories, 3g of protein, and 6g of fat each. Head to the store and pick up food coloring, cornstarch, egg whites, and a few other things to make it today. It works well as a cheap dessert for st. patrick day. It is a good option if you're following a lacto ovo vegetarian diet.

Instructions

In a large saucepan, combine the sugar and cornstarch. Stir in water until smooth. Cook and stir over medium-high heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat; cook and stir 2 minutes longer.

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Corn Starch

Sugar

Water

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Sauce Pan

Remove from the heat. Stir a small amount of hot filling into egg yolks; return all to pan, stirring constantly. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir 2 minutes longer.

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Egg Yolk

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Frying Pan

Remove from the heat. Gently stir in the lemon juice, butter, lemon peel and food coloring until smooth.

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Food Color

Lemon Juice

Lemon Peel

Butter

Pour hot mixture into crust.

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Crust

In a small bowl, beat egg whites until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in sugar, 1 tablespoon at a time, on high until stiff glossy peaks form and sugar is dissolved.

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Egg Whites

Sugar

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Bowl

Spread evenly over hot filling, sealing edges to crust.

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Crust

Bake at 350° for 10-15 minutes or until the meringue is golden brown. Cool on a wire rack for 1 hour. Refrigerate for at least 3 hours before serving. Store leftovers in the refrigerator.

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Wire Rack

Oven

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Servings:

egg yolks, lightly beaten 5drops

green food coloring 59milliliters

lemon juice 2teaspoons

grated lemon peel 1

pastry shell (9 inches), baked 79milliliters

sugar 355milliliters

water

Recommended wine: Vin Santo, Late Harvest Riesling, Lambrusco Dolce

Pie works really well with Vin Santo, Late Harvest Riesling, and Lambrusco Dolce. These wines are all sweet, which is important since wine should usually be sweeter than the food you're pairing with it. The Chateau Chantal Late Harvest Riesling with a 4.5 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 21 dollars per bottle.