Hey everyone, it is Louise, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, lemon curd tart. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
For the lemon curd: Remove the zest of the lemons with a vegetable peeler or zester, being careful to avoid the white pith. This Lemon Curd Tart pairs a crisp yet sweet pastry crust with a creamy smooth lemon curd filling. Lemon Curd is actually a preserve and while you can buy it, I encourage you to make your own as it.
Lemon Curd Tart is one of the most popular of recent trending foods in the world. It is appreciated by millions daily. It’s easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Lemon Curd Tart is something which I have loved my whole life.
To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook lemon curd tart using 14 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Lemon Curd Tart:
- Get 225grm/8 oz plain white Flour
- Make ready 1 pinch Salt
- Take 110grm/4 oz cold unsalted butter,
- Prepare 2 tsp caster Sugar
- Make ready 1 Egg yolk
- Take For the Lemon curd::::
- Prepare 100 g Caster Sugar
- Prepare 7 tbsp cornflour
- Get 4 large Lemons, zest and juice only
- Make ready 100 g Unsalted Butter, melted
- Get 6 Egg yolks
- Take For the meringue:::
- Make ready 6 Egg whites
- Make ready 300 g caster Sugar
All a good lemon curd needs is a little elbow grease and a I hope you enjoy these lemon tarts. They are a great dessert and fancy too!!! The creamy lemon tart recipe takes advantage of peak lemon season. Lemon-Curd Tart. this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines.
Instructions to make Lemon Curd Tart:
- Sift the flour and salt into a mixing bowl. Add the butter to the flour and then rub between your fingertips until a fine breadcrumb consistency is achieved.
- Add the sugar to the flour and butter. Using your hands, mix to a firm dough with the egg yolk and a splash of cold water.
- Wrap the dough in cling film and allow to rest in the refrigerator for 30 minutes before using.
- Preheat the oven to 190c. and grease a 9" fluted loose-bottomed tin. Place the tin onto a baking tray
- Roll out the pastry until it's big enough to generously fit the tin, leaving excess pastry falling over the sides of the tin onto the baking tray underneath the tin - don't trim at this stage.
- Line the pastry with grease proof paper and fill with baking beans. Now trim the excess pastry using a sharp knife.
- Bake the pastry case blind for about 15-20 minutes or until the pastry is pale golden and dried out - remove the paper and beans for the last five minutes. Lower the oven heat to 150c.
- Bring 50ml water and the lemon zest to the boil in a small pan. Gradually pour the hot liquid onto the cornflour and sugar, whisking all the time until smooth.
- Beat in the egg yolks, lemon juice and butter. Return to the pan. Cook over a low heat, stirring all the time, until thickened. Pour into the baked blind pastry case and leave to cool slightly.
- For the meringue, whisk the egg whites in a large bowl with an electric whisk until they form stiff peaks. Whisk in the caster sugar, a spoonful at a time, whisking well and at a high speed between each addition.
- For the meringue, whisk the egg whites in a large bowl with an electric whisk until they form stiff peaks. Whisk in the caster sugar, a spoonful at a time, whisking well and at a high speed between each addition.
- Bake for about 35-45 minutes until the meringue is crisp on the outside and soft and marshmallow-like underneath. Serve warm or cold in slices.
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