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Matthew Drennan

delicious. magazine’s editor has worked as a chef, a food writer and stylist, and launched Ready, Steady, Cook magazine. Matthew has also written five cookery books (two of which won the Gourmand world cookery book award) including Weber’s Fresh On The Grill and Classic Irish.

Serves 8

Raspberry meringue pie recipe

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Takes 50 minutes to make and about 35 minutes to bake, plus chilling and cooling

150g plain flour, plus extra to dust
25g caster sugar
75g butter, cubed and chilled
1 large egg yolk

For the raspberry filling
800g fresh raspberries
5 tbsp cornflour
100-125g golden caster sugar, to taste
2 tbsp lemon juice
5 large egg yolks
60g butter

For the meringue topping
3 large egg whites
175g golden caster sugar

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1. Whizz the flour, sugar and butter in a processor, until they resemble crumbs. Add the yolk and 1 tablespoon cold water, then pulse until it comes together to form a dough. Wrap in cling film and chill for 15 minutes.
2. Preheat the oven to 190°C/fan170°C/gas 5. Roll out the pastry on a floured surface and use to line a deep, 23cm fluted flan tin. Line with baking paper and fill with baking beans or rice. Place on a baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes. Remove the beans and paper and bake for a further 10-12 minutes, or until dry and pale golden. Set aside to cool. Reduce the oven temperature to 180°C/fan160°C/gas 4.
3. Make the filling. Whizz the raspberries to a purée, then pass through a sieve to remove the seeds – you should end up with 675ml-700ml purée. Pour into a saucepan.
4. In a bowl, mix the cornflour with 100g sugar, the lemon juice and 1 tablespoon water to give a paste. Stir into the purée, place over a medium heat and cook, stirring, until just boiling. Cook for 1 minute, stirring continuously, until thickened. Taste and add the extra sugar if the raspberries are too tart. Remove from the heat and beat in the egg yolks and butter. Cool slightly, then pour into the pastry case and chill for 30 minutes to firm up the filling.
5. Make the topping. Whisk the egg whites to soft peaks in a large, grease-free bowl. Gradually whisk in the sugar, until you have a stiff, glossy meringue. Pile on top of the filling, swirling the meringue with a palette knife to get craggy peaks. Bake for 8-10 minutes, or until the meringue is pale golden. Serve immediately.

Nutritional info

Per serving: 447kcals, 18.6g fat (10.6g saturated), 6.6g protein, 67.7g carbs, 42.2g sugar, 0.4g salt

Chef's tip

This is best served fresh from the oven, so the juice from the filling doesn’t soak into the crisp pastry shell.

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