Classic Lemon Tart

Baking and Desserts | World cuisine

⏳ Time

45 minutes

🥕 Ingredients

🍽️ Servings

Description

Classic Lemon Tart

Ingredients

Wheat Flour - 8.8 oz
Sugar - 10.6 oz
Butter - 7.9 oz
Whole egg - 3 pieces
Whole egg - 2 pieces
Potato protein - 0.7 oz
Water - 1 fl oz
Meyer Lemon Juice - 5 fl oz
Citrus Zest Mix - 1 piece
Salt - a pinch

Step by Step guide

Step 1

First, prepare the dough. Sift the flour onto a countertop. Make a well in the flour and add salt and 50 g of sugar. Pour water and 1 egg yolk into the well and mix with some of the flour using your fingertips. Once the dough is formed, add 125 g of butter and mix with the remaining flour. Knead the dough until it no longer sticks to your fingers.

Step 2

Once the dough stops sticking to the work surface, shape it into a ball, dust it lightly with flour, and wrap it in plastic wrap. Place it in the refrigerator for 10 minutes.

Step 3

Preheat the oven to 428°F. Grease a tart pan with butter. Roll out the chilled dough to a thickness of about 3 mm and lay it in the tart pan, forming edges. Prick the dough in several places with a fork to prevent it from rising during baking. Line with parchment paper and fill with baking beans. Bake for about 15 minutes.

Step 4

Prepare the lemon cream: in a saucepan, cook 150 ml of lemon juice with 100 g of sugar.

Step 5

In a separate bowl, whisk together 2 whole eggs, 2 egg yolks, and 150 g of sugar, then add 20 g of potato starch. Add this mixture to the cooked lemon juice and bring it back to a boil (until bubbles appear).

Step 6

Remove from heat and transfer to another container to cool. Add 100 g of butter, cut into small pieces, and the zest of 1 lemon, previously grated.

Step 7

Finish preparing the tart: pour the lemon cream into the baked tart shell. Optionally, you can top it with whipped egg whites and place it in the oven until slightly browned.