LEMON CHESS PIE
Pastry;
NEED:
50g sugar
½ roasted vanilla bean
120g unsalted butter
220g plain flour
1 tsp Heilala vanilla bean paste
Pinch sea salt
20g iced water
DO:
Place sugar and vanilla bean into Thermomix bowl and mill 10 sec/speed 10.
Add remaining ingredients except water and blend 6 sec/speed 6. Scrape down sides of bowl and add water.
Blend a further 6-8 sec/speed 6 until dough forms.
Push into pie plate and place in freezer for 20 minutes before filling and proceeding with recipe.
Filling;
NEED:
200g sugar
Finely grated zest 3 lemons
150g unsalted butter, softened
5 eggs
160g milk
1 tsp Heilala vanilla bean paste
Juice 3 lemons (min 100g)
1 tbsp cornflour
DO:
Preheat oven to 160 C.
Place sugar and zest into Thermomix bowl and mill 10 sec/speed 10.
Add remaining ingredients and beat 30 sec/speed 6. Scrape down sides of bowl and repeat if necessary.
Pour mixture into pastry shell.
Bake for 40 minutes, or until set in centre. (It should still wobble like certain parts of your anatomy!)
Leave to cool in the oven.
SERVE:
Dredged with icing sugar and with either a Lemon Dessert Syrup or a Raspberry Coulis and of course, HEAPS of whipped cream! (or ice cream….and that really is going over the top!)
