Classic and Amazing Lemon Tart
A tasteful tart made with fresh lemon that is perfect for sharing!
Equipment
- glass container with airtight lid (8 cups) (optional)
Ingredients
For the Pastry:
- 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 tsp fine sea salt
- 7 tbsp unsalted butter chilled, cut into 7 pieces
- 1/3-1/2 cup chilled water
For the Lemon Cream:
- 7 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 4 large eggs
- 3/4 cup lemon juice freshly squeezed (approx 3 large lemons)
- 2 tsp lemon zest just the yellow part of the peel of one lemon, minced
Instructions
Pastry:
- Place the flour and salt in the work bowl of a food processor and process to mix. Add the butter and process until the mixture resembles coarse cornmeal. With the food processor running, drizzle in the water and process just until the mixture comes together, but not until it forms a ball. The pastry should be pretty damp.
- Turn it onto a work surface, form it into a flat disk, cover and let sit for 1 hour. Roll it out to fit a 10-1/2 inch (26.5cm) tart pan, refrigerate for 1 hour, or freeze for 20 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 425°F (220°C).
- Prick the bottom of the pastry with the tines of a fork, then line it with aluminum foil and weigh it down with pastry weights.
- Bake in the centre of the oven until the pastry is golden around the edges and bottom, roughly 12 to 15 minutes. Remove from the oven, remove the aluminum foil and the weights from the pastry, and return to the oven to bake until the pastry is golden (all over 10 additional minutes). Remove the pastry from the oven and let cool.
Lemon Cream:
- Place the butter and the sugar in a double boiler set over medium heat so the water is gently boiling, and stir until the butter melts.
- Add the eggs one at a time, whisking well after each addition to blend them thoroughly into the butter and sugar.
- Add the lemon juice, whisk and cook, stirring gently, until the mixture thickens, about 6 to 7 minutes.
- Remove the double boiler from the heat, remove the lemon cream container from the double boiler, and let it cool to room temperature.
- Finally, stir in the lemon zest.
- If you have made the lemon mixture the night before, transfer it to an airtight container and refrigerate. If you have made this the day you’re planning to serve it, spread the pastry with the lemon mixture and refrigerate for at least 2 and up to 3 hours before serving it.
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