Orange Meringue Tart
This is another recipe that will win you some fans. It gives the impression that it is really hard to make, but is not.
Rub together
2 1/2 tbsp cooking marg
2 heaped tbsp cornflour
5 heaped tbsp S.R. flour
2 tbsp castor sugar
seperate the white from the yolk of 1 egg and put the white aside. Mix the yolk and a little milk into the above ingredients to form a light dough. Then knead lightly till combined. Roll out to fit a 23cm pie plate (not too shallow) and prick all over. Bake in a moderate oven for about 20 mins until light brown. Meanwhile make this filling, Heat together 1 cup sugar, 1 cup water, and add the juice of 1 large orange and 1/2 lemon. When sugar is dissolved thicken with 1 tbsp cornflour and 1 tbsp custard powder than has been blended with a little water, bring to the boil and simmer for 3 mins stirring at regular intervals, remove from heat, add a dsp butter and stir in until melted. Pour into pie crust. Beat egg white with 1 tbsp castor sugar to make meringue topping and pile on top to decorate, Bake in a slow oven to colour and crisp meringue.