Desserts
ChefFatima Souli
How to Make Lemon Tart
A carefully made, delicious homemade lemon tart — very refreshing. Be sure to chill the tart long enough in the refrigerator so it sets and serves firm and cold.
A very tasty homemade lemon tart
Ingredients
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- Pastry
- 125 g butter
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 egg yolk
- Pinch of salt
- 3/4 cup powdered (icing) sugar
- Pastry cream (crème pâtissière)
- 2 cups milk
- 4 tablespoons corn starch
- 6 tablespoons sugar
- Pinch of vanilla
- 3 eggs
- Lemon sauce
- Zest of 2 lemons
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 180 g melted white chocolate
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Method
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- Make the pastry by mixing all ingredients in a food processor. Press the dough into a tart pan, cover with plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for about 30 minutes.Timers: 30 min
- Remove from the fridge and bake in a preheated oven at 180°C (about 350°F) until the tart edges are lightly golden.
- Prepare the pastry cream by putting the milk and the lemon zest over medium heat. In a bowl, whisk the eggs, sugar and corn starch together. Temper the egg mixture with a little warm milk, then pour everything back into the milk on the stove, stirring constantly until the cream thickens.
- Add the vanilla, stir, and remove from the heat.
- Pour the cream into a wide dish and cover with plastic wrap directly on the surface to prevent a skin from forming; set aside to cool.
- Finally prepare the lemon sauce: place the lemon juice, zest, eggs and sugar over the heat and stir until the sauce thickens. Remove from the heat and stir in the melted white chocolate.
- Let the sauce cool, cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
- When the tart shell has cooled completely, spread the pastry cream over it and smooth the surface.
- Pour the lemon sauce over the pastry cream and garnish with lemon zest.
- Chill the lemon tart in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours so it sets and firms up.Timers: 120 min
Recipe tags
DessertsInternationalVegetarianVeganDairy freeGluten freeNut freeEgg free
Notes and serving ideas
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