Lemon Meringue Tartlets
Provence Gourmet
An irresistible bite-sized flavour combination of sweet and tart.
Prep Time 30 minutes mins
Cook Time 30 minutes mins
Total Time 1 hour hr
Course Dessert
Cuisine French
For the Short Crust Pastry
- 1 cup white flour
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/4 cup Sugar
- 2 large egg yolks
- 1/4 cup Water
- Pinch of Salt
For the lemon cream
- 4 lemons
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 1 tbsp cornstarch
For the meringue
- 2 egg whites
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
To Make the Short Crust Pastry:
Mix the egg yolks with the sugar and finish off adding the water
Hand mix the flour with the diced butter (at ambient temperature) so that all the butter is absorbed (do that quickly to avoid your mixture softening too much).
Pour your liquid right into your pastry, incorporate quickly and shape into a ball
Knead it a couple of times and spread it evenly. If the pastry still sticks to your rolling pin, sprinkle a little flour.
Carve pastry circles the size of your tartlets moulds ( should make 8 to 10 tartlets)
Bake at 180c° (350F°) for 20 minutes
To Make the Lemon Cream:
Rinse the lemons and zest 2 of them
In a small sauce pan add the zest and the juice of the 4 lemons (remove any seeds)
Add the sugar and the cornstarch, mix well and begin to heat on a low flame
In a separate bowl, beat the 3 eggs.
Then introduce the eggs to the lemon mixture, turn your stove up and do not stop mixing with your whisk.
When the mixture thickens, pour it into the individual pans or a muffin tin. Fill to ¾ full, leaving room for the meringue topping.
To Make the Meringue:
In a mixing bowl, beat the egg whites with a pinch of salt
When they start to thicken add the sugar and the baking powder
When the mixture is thick spread it evenly with the back of a spoon on top of each tartlets
Put your tartlets in the fridge and enjoy
Keyword Citrus, French Desserts, Lemon