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100 Years of Pyrex + Lemon Meringue Pie

June 10, 2015 By A Spoonful of Sugar - 11 Comments

Sponsored by World KitchenLemon Meringue Pie made using Pyrex Anniversary CollectionWe are passionate about family baking, and preparing tasty treats and desserts for our family and friends. One of our favourite iconic brands, Pyrex, is celebrating its 100 year anniversary this year – it has been part of Australian kitchens and kitchens around the world for decades. I remember Pyrex was part of our family mealtimes growing up. My Mum still has a few vintage Pyrex pieces she was given as wedding gifts, as well as a few pieces from my Grandmothers kitchen. I wish we had kept more – they are real collector’s items these days.

Vintage Pyrex

Vintage Pyrex circa 1960

Did you know that Pyrex strengthened glass was originally used as lantern globes on railways? A railway engineer’s wife used the same heat resistant glass to bake a cake and an iconic brand was born.  There has been 65 million pieces of Pyrex sold in Australia to date. We use a lot of Pyrex products in our home – they are so practical and hard wearing. They can go from the stove top or oven, to the table, and then straight into the dishwasher – perfect for time poor Mum’s. We especially love the mixing bowls, measuring jugs, and casserole dishes. In our busy family, we usually have a few of the plastic lid casserole dishes in the freezer filled with casseroles, ready for a quick microwave meal before the teens head out to work.

Pyrex Anniversary Collection

To celebrate its anniversary, Pyrex has released some stylish, limited edition 100-year anniversary products inspired by popular and classic Pyrex designs from across the decades, including the iconic pie plate, measuring jug and storage glasses in a fun dot pattern. Who can resist those dots! These are must have items for home cooks and fun collector pieces for Pyrex lovers. You can find the anniversary range at Big W, Myer, David Jones and Harris Scarfe.

Pyrex Anniversary Collection

To test out the new Pyrex bakeware, I prepared one of my families favourites – A classic Lemon Meringue Pie. It is made with a shortcrust pastry, filled with a tangy lemon filling and topped with a soft meringue. Delicious!

Lemon Meringue Pie made using Pyrex Anniversary Collection

The Pyrex Pie Dish is nice and deep and  resulted in evenly browned pastry in the pie base.

Lemon Meringue Pie made using Pyrex Anniversary Collection

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Lemon Meringue Pie
 
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Prep time
1 hour
Cook time
5 mins
Total time
1 hour 5 mins
 
A classic Lemon Meringue Pie is a family dessert favourite. Shortcrust pastry is filling with s tangy lemon filling and then topped with soft meringue.
Recipe type: Desserts
Cuisine: Baking
Serves: 8
Ingredients
  • Prepared and precooked, shortcrust pastry base (use your favourite recipe or use ready made pastry sheets)
  • 50g (1/3 cup) cornflour
  • 125ml (1/2 cup) water
  • 250ml (1 cup) fresh lemon juice (about 6 lemons)
  • 430g (2 cups) caster sugar (superfine sugar)
  • 60g (1/2 stick) butter, coarsely chopped
  • 4 eggs, separated
Instructions
  1. Make sure your pastry base is pre-cooked and cooled.
  2. To make the lemon filling, combine the cornflour, water, lemon juice and half the sugar in a saucepan. Use a whisk to stir over medium heat for 4-5 minutes or until the mixture boils and thickens. Continue to cook, stirring constantly, for a further 1 minute. Remove from the heat. Whisk in the butter and egg yolks.
  3. Fill the pastry shell with the lemon filling. Place in the fridge for 2 hours or until completely cool.
  4. Preheat oven to 190°C (375 F) Use an electric mixer to beat the egg whites until soft peaks form. Gradually add the remaining sugar, 1 tablespoonful at a time until the mixture is thick and Spoon over the meringue mixture and spread to the edge of the pastry. Use the back of a spoon to create peaks. Bake in oven for 5 minutes or until the meringue peaks are light golden. Set aside to cool completely. Serve.
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I have also been known to use some of my favourite vintage Pyrex pieces to store items in my sewing/craft room.

Vintage Pyrex Used in Craft Storage

Whether you are a home baker or a Pyrex lover, you can’t go past the 100 Year Anniversary Pyrex Collection.

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Comments

  1. Theresa @DearCreatives says

    June 11, 2015 at 7:21 am

    I love my Pyrex dishes but, only have a few. Can’t wait to grab some anniversary ones. Love your pie! Pinned for later

    Reply
    • A Spoonful of Sugar says

      June 12, 2015 at 6:34 am

      Thanks Theresa! The Pie is really delicious. You will love the anniversary Pyrex – the polka dot containers are fun and functional 🙂

      Reply
  2. Maureen says

    June 11, 2015 at 4:41 pm

    I have been using our Pyrex dishes for 50 plus years. They have certainly stood the test of time. I must look out for the 100 years Anniversary edition.

    Reply
    • A Spoonful of Sugar says

      June 12, 2015 at 6:32 am

      You will love them Maureen! They are a fun collectors item.

      Reply
  3. Ann says

    June 14, 2015 at 6:02 am

    Love my old pyrex too and am always on the lookout for small dishes and casseroles in charity shops. And yes they are useful in my craft space. My best find has been the pink gooseberry cinderella mixing bowls – oh they are gorgeous! Only three of the set of four but I’m hopeful of finding that missing bowl one day! I do hope they have that anniversary pyrex in the UK too. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
    • A Spoonful of Sugar says

      June 14, 2015 at 9:02 am

      Your mixing bowls sound like a fantastic find! Hope you track down the missing bowl one day 🙂 You should be able to find the anniversary Pyrex in the UK (try Morrisons).

      Reply
  4. Sharon says

    June 16, 2015 at 1:08 am

    I too love pyrex. Your pie has my mouth watering!

    Reply
  5. WhitneyBryce says

    July 19, 2015 at 6:35 am

    I love Lemon Merengue pie!! I made one a couple of weeks ago and it was awful!! . I am looking forward to trying your recipe! One question though, is corn flour also known as corn starch!? Thank you!!

    Reply
    • A Spoonful of Sugar says

      July 20, 2015 at 6:41 am

      Thanks Whitney – hope you enjoy our pie recipe! It looks like corn flour and corn starch are the same thing according to my google search. Corn flour is the Australia/UK terminology for corn starch.

      Reply
  6. WhitneyBryce says

    July 29, 2015 at 7:28 am

    Thank you for your reply! I made this pie today and it looks 100% better than my last pie!! I can’t wait to taste it!! I was going to send you a picture of this beauty, but I don’t know how =} Thanks again!!

    Reply
    • A Spoonful of Sugar says

      August 7, 2015 at 6:40 am

      Thanks Whitney! I made another one yesterday for my son’s birthday – so delicious!

      Reply

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