Rolene's Lemon Meringue Pie

Ingredients

• 200 g Marie biscuits, crushed
• 120 g butter, melted
• 4 eggs, separated
• 180 g sugar
• 2 x 385 g condensed milk
• 1 cup fresh lemon juice
• 2 lemons, zested

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 160 C.
2. Mix the crushed biscuits with the melted butter.
3. Press the mixture into a 26 cm ovenproof dish.
4. Beat the egg whites until stiff.
5. Add the sugar gradually while beating.
6. Whisk the egg yolks in a separate bowl.
7. Mix in the condensed milk, lemon juice and lemon zest.
8. Pour the lemon filling over the biscuit base.
9. Spread the meringue over the filling.
10. Bake for 30 minutes.
11. Switch off the oven and leave the pie inside for another 10 minutes.