Mini Lemon Meringue Pies

Today I decided to make some mini lemon meringue pies as there were some filo pastry shells in my freezer and a box of mini meringues in my pantry. All that was missing was the lemony filling. I figured I'd pick some up at the local supermarket and assemble these little desserts in the time it took to brew a cup of coffee. The only problem was I couldn't find lemon curd anywhere. Now while I am sure I could have found some at a specialty store, I realized that I could probably make my own so I pored through recipes, tinkered around with the ingredient list and voilà! Unlike jam, which can be a little tricky to make, lemon curd was surprisingly easy and I was left wondering why I hadn't made it before. Needless to say it didn't last long..

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