Lemon-Pineapple Meringue Tartlets

Ingredients

• Crusts

  • 1 ¼ cup (190 g) unbleached all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup (65 g) icing sugar
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • ½ cup (115 g) cold unsalted butter, diced
  • 2 tbsp (30 ml) ice water

• Lemon-Pineapple Filling

  • 1 cup (145 g) fresh pineapple, diced
  • ½ cup (105 g) sugar
  • ¼ cup (60 ml) lemon juice
  • 3 eggs
  • 2 tbsp cornstarch
  • ¼ cup (55 g) unsalted butter, diced
  • ¼ fresh pineapple, thinly sliced
  • 24 long, thin strips of lemon zest (optional)

• Meringue

  • ½ cup (105 g) sugar
  • 2 egg whites
  • 1 pinch cream of tartar (optional)