Hey everyone, it’s Brad, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, classic lemon tart. One of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
My favorite lemon tart tastes just like a classic 'tarte au citron' from France. It has shallow sides, a crumbly, sweet, cookie-like crust, and classic lemon curd filling with just enough butter to make it creamy and not too sour. Since the filling is quite rich, the lemon layer isn't very thick. This classic French lemon tart is the quintessential French tart, found at patisseries and cafes year-round.
Classic Lemon Tart is one of the most popular of recent trending foods on earth. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It is appreciated by millions daily. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Classic Lemon Tart is something which I have loved my entire life.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have classic lemon tart using 14 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Classic Lemon Tart:
- Make ready For the Pastry :
- Prepare 125 gm Icing sugar
- Prepare 3 large egg yolks
- Make ready 300 gm Plain flour
- Make ready 150 gm unsalted butter
- Make ready 1/2 tsp salt
- Make ready Seeds from 1/2 vanilla pod
- Get Zest from 1/2 lemon
- Prepare For the Filling :
- Make ready Finely grated Zest & juice from 5 quality lemons
- Take 300 ml Double Crea
- Make ready 380 gm caster sugar
- Get 9 large eggs
- Prepare 1 large egg yolk
Making a lemon tart is truly simple. You make a simple buttery tart dough, that is baked and cooled before the filling. The filling in this classic lemon tart recipe is essentially a lemon curd. The resulting lemon tart is the perfect combination of sweet and sour in a pastry.
Instructions to make Classic Lemon Tart:
- Start with the pastry. Blitz the egg yolks & icing sugar till combined. Mix all other ingredients in a bowl till it resembles fine breadcrumbs. Add the egg mixture & mix till you achieve a soft dough. Wrap in cling film & place in the fridge for 30 mins
- Grease a 20cm tart case. Roll out pastry between 2 sheets of greaseproof paper until 3mm thick. Line case making sure pastry overlaps. Place back in the fridge for 30 mins.
- Set oven at 180c & bake the tart case blind for 30mins. Remove baking beans then return to the oven for a further 10 mins.
- Remove from the oven & trim back pastry with a sharp knife.
- Combine all filling ingredients into a bowl & gently stir over a pan of simmering water till the temperature reaches 62 degrees. Remove from heat & using a spoon skim off any residues…
- Place tart case in the oven then pour in the filling to the brim. Bake for 25 mins or until the centre reaches 70 degrees. Allow to cool then serve.
The filling in this classic lemon tart recipe is essentially a lemon curd. The resulting lemon tart is the perfect combination of sweet and sour in a pastry. Line the tart shell with aluminum foil and fill with pie weights. This classic lemon tart recipe features silky smooth lemon curd—but not just any lemon curd! Classic French Lemon Tart Audrey A crisp buttery crust with a smooth tangy lemon custard.
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