Delicious Lemon Tart Recipes

THE ULTIMATE LEMON TART

Steps:

• To make the pastry, combine the butter, icing sugar, flour and lemon zest in the bowl of a food processor.
• Pulse until the mixture resembles rough bread crumbs.
• Add the egg yolks and with the blender running, pour in the water, spoon by spoon until the mixture comes together in a ball.
• Turn the mixture out onto a floured surface and shape into 2 discs. Wrap in plastic wrap and place in the fridge for 15 minutes.
• Pre-heat the oven to 180°c. Roll the chilled pastry out on a floured surface and press into 2x 28cm tart cases.
• Blind bake the pastry for 10 minutes then remove the baking paper and baking beans and return the pastry back to the oven for another 10 minutes to finish baking.
• Remove and set aside while you make the filling. Turn the oven down to 100°c.
• For the filling, heat the cream and sugar in a saucepan until small bubbles appear around the edge of the pan, do not allow to boil.
• In a separate bowl, whisk the eggs.
• When the cream is hot, slowly pour into the eggs, whilst continuously whisking.
• Pour in the lemon juice and lemon zest and mix well.
• Strain the mixture into a jug and carefully pour into the baked tart cases.
• Bake the tart for 50 minutes until the edges are set and the centre is still slightly jiggly.
• Remove from the oven and allow to cool to room temperature before placing in the fridge to cool completely.
• When you are ready to serve, slice the tart and serve with a dusting of icing sugar.

DELICIOUS LEMON TART

Steps:

• To start the dough, cream together the butter and confectioners' sugar using a mixer.
• Add the flour and mix until consistency becomes course/grainy.
• Place dough in a ziplock bag and chill for 30 minutes.
• Press and form dough into 10-inch tart pan covering bottom and sides.
• Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• Bake for 10 minutes, then remove and cool.
• Reduce oven heat to 350 degrees and hold to wait for tart.
• Next, blend together the granulated sugar and the eggs.
• Mix in the lemon juice, grated lemon peel, and butter, combine well.
• Put tart pan on a cookie sheet for stability and pour the filling mix into the tart shell.
• Using a potato peeler, peel the outer rind off another lemon so that only the white "pith" (thin layer) remains.
• Make 8 thin slices from that lemon and place them carefully on the tart.
• Place tart on tray in oven and bake for 35 minutes ( at 350 degrees).
• Remove from oven and sprinkle granulated sugar on the lemon slices.
• Increase oven to high broil and place tart back in oven on the top rack allowing to brown lightly on top.
• **WATCH THIS CLOSELY as you can easily burn the crust or the tart.***.
• Cool tart completely before serving.
• Enjoy! ;).
• ***Hint- a culinary torch/ creme brylee torch could be used to brown the top of the tart if desired**.

LEMON TART

Steps:

• Sift flour into a bowl. Mix in almonds, then rub in butter. Mix in confectioners' sugar, milk, lemon zest, and egg yolk. Knead briefly on a lightly floured work surface. Wrap up and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• While dough rests, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch tart pan with butter.
• Roll out the dough to a thickness of 1/4 inch and use to line the bottom and sides of the prepared pan. Prick all over with a fork.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden, about 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and reduce the oven temperature to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
• Crack eggs into a bowl. Whisk in superfine sugar, heavy cream, and lemon zest and juice. Spoon filling into the pastry shell.
• Bake in the preheated oven until set, about 45 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool for 45 minutes. Serve topped with mascarpone cheese.